Philip Anschutz

IRS Goes After Examiner Owner

Examiner Swims Against Local Tide

So, How Many People SHOULD Show Up To Watch Cycling on a Workday in Driving Rain? Depends on What Paper You Write For

Denigrate the boss' big bike race? I MEANT to do that!San Francisco print media coverage of the Tour of California cyclists moistly whizzing through our city streets provided a glimpse into the mindsets of our local newspapers. When it comes to drenched fans lining the course, was the glass half emp ... More >>

It's Your Women's Professional Soccer Fashion Show!

There's just something about sports uniforms that makes men who still blithely don the flannel shirts they were wearing when they heard Kurt Cobain died feel the need to weigh in on color combinations, trim, piping, texture, and accessories. I am one of these men. This is my prized possession. I bou ... More >>

Outside Lands Ouster?

City officials, Examiner hassle local promoter that created music fest.

Let the Sun Shine, You Hypocrites

Journalism is under attack from lefties who promote public access to information.

Blogos-Free

Since the paper is called the Examiner, shouldn't it take a closer look at what's going up on its Web site, and pay for it?

Your Ad Here

News or ads? The Examiner makes it hard to tell

Shake-down Tour

Is this what you get when a rapacious American capitalist takes U.S. bike racing for a spin?

Freebie Fight

Is this what you get when a rapacious American capitalist takes U.S. bike racing for a spin?

Free Kicks

Once in a Lifetime remembers when soccer players lived like rock stars

Dog Bites

We're thankful Café Gratitude is so easy to mock. Also: The Examiner is hiring!

Examiner De-Fanged

"We'll analyze without prejudgment ... and reject ideologues of whatever stripe."

S.F. Examiner Op-Ed Crosses Into Looney Tune Territory, Claims Obama Fomenting Bloody Class Warfare in U.S.

We've noted before that the San Francisco Examiner is not exactly a paper in step with the rest of this city. This is no knock on the paper's hard-working local reporters -- they do good work and God knows they write fast. But the editorial direction of the paper appears synonymous with the views of ... More >>

Examiner, MediaNews to Partner on Bay Area Ad Sales Deal

Media mogul Dean Singleton is again seeking inroads to San Francisco's daily newspaper market, according to a report today in the Denver Business Journal.Will joint ad sales bring happy days back?​Apparently Singleton's MediaNews Group -- owner of legion Bay Area newspapers, including the Oakland ... More >>

Bay Guardian Foiled In Latest Money Grab

​Not so long ago, the Bay Guardian was drumming up sensationalistic headlines by claiming it might force SF Weekly parent company Village Voice Media Holdings into bankruptcy in order to collect on a $21 million judgment in its below-cost pricing lawsuit against the Weekly. The Guardian even got a ... More >>

Disgraced Cyclist Floyd Landis Says Lance Armstrong a Doper

Dennis BuddLance Armstrong and two other Tour of California participants have been accused of being dope-users​Sigh of relief for race sponsor Amgen: Drugs Lance Armstrong accused of using made by competing company.The Amgen Tour of California bicycle race was rocked Thursday by accusations from 2 ... More >>

Floyd Landis doping scandal: The S.F. connection

Dennis BuddLance Armstrong and two other Tour of California participants have been accused of being dope-users​Sigh of relief for race sponsor Amgen: Drugs Lance Armstrong accused of using made by competing company.The Amgen Tour of California bicycle race was rocked Thursday by accusations from 2 ... More >>

Bay to Breakers Pisses Away Sponsor ING

Joseph SchellImages like this don't exactly scream 'Buy our insurance' ​Perhaps you could say ING was pissed off. After all, Bay to Breakers runners urinated on everything else. In a bit of news interestingly first reported by the Chronicle -- and not the Examiner, owned by Philip Anschutz, whose ... More >>

Everyone Sing the Bay Area Media Songs!

Joyce GoldschmidGet out your banjo, Warren, and sing the company song!​On May 26, financier Warren Hellman invited throngs of hangers-on to a Great American Music Hall bash to celebrate the launch of the Bay Citizen, the news nonprofit he tossed $5 million.The highlight, apparently, was an offici ... More >>

Forbes Falsely Tags SF Examiner Owner Phil Anschutz As Elite Pro Cyclist

Does this mean I get to race, too?​A profile appearing in the Nov. 8 issue of Forbes magazine suggests that Phil Anschutz, the 70-year-old billionaire oil, rail, telecom and entertainment barron who owns the San Francisco Examiner, is also an elite international athlete, besting professional compe ... More >>

Examiner.com 'SF Government Examiner' Is Going to Jail

Working for Examiner.com, you'd be lucky to come into $200 anyway​A self-professed "examiner" of government officials could do worse than spending a little time in jail. Hell, we've had our share of elected officials doing time in the clink. But the real lesson of Examiner.com's "SF Government Exa ... More >>

Examiner's Phil Anschutz Dumps Money into California Politics -- Except San Francisco

No money for you, chumps.​San Francisco Examiner owner Phil Anschutz, his companies, and his employees, donated $92,582 to 30 California politicians between 2003 and 2009, according to campaign finance filings compiled by Anschutz's competitor, Bay Area News Group.But the railroad, telecommunicati ... More >>

Bay to Breakers Could Be Last; Registration 'Unprecedented'

Will this year be the finish line for B2B?​With still no potential sponsor stepping up to carry on the annual Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco and a sobering ban on alcohol, some are worried the May 15 centennial footrace will be the last. Which is exactly why people are rushing to the regist ... More >>

Phil Anschutz to Sell the San Francisco Examiner

Does this mean they will stop endorsing Tea Party Republicans?​Clarity Media Group announced today that it will sell the San Francisco Examiner -- the city's daily free tabloid. Phil Anschutz, the evangelical media mogul, announced that his Denver-based company has agreed to sell the Ex to Black P ... More >>

Examiner Takes a Turn to the Left, Dumps Nutty Right-Wing Screed

The Examiner is probably one of the many, many newspapers Sarah Palin has read but couldn't name​The San Francisco Examiner closed out the month of November with a mix of good and bad news. The good -- actually great -- is that readers will no longer have to swallow the evangelical dogma that was ... More >>

SF Examiner Parts Ways with Editor Deirdre Hussey

Bye, Bye!​The Examiner Editor in Chief Deirdre Hussey has left the newspaper after more than 10 years. Initial reports say that Hussey resigned from the paper amid a change in ownership, however, the new owners say that her departure was a "mutual decision." Todd Vogt, president and publisher of t ... More >>