The San Francisco Examiner
For 35 years starting in 1965, the "San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner" operated under a Joint Operating Agreement whereby the "Chronicle" published a morning paper and the "Examiner" published in the afternoon. The "Examiner" published the Sunday paper's news sections and glossy magazine, and the "Chronicle" contributed the features. Circulation was approximately 100,000 on weekdays and 500,000 on Sundays. By 1995, discussion was already brewing in print media about the possible shuttering of the "Examiner" due to low circulation and an extremely disadvantageous revenue sharing agreement for the "Chronicle".
Samuel Brannan
Brannan used his press to establish the "California Star" as the first newspaper in San Francisco, which released its first formal issue on January 9, 1847. It was the second paper in California, following "The Californian" founded in Monterey and first published on August 15, 1846. The two joined to become "The Daily Alta California" in 1848 after Brannan sold the paper to a colleague.