Todd Vogt

Bay Area Reporter to Partner With SF Newspaper Co. Executives

Executives at the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco's LGBT newspaper, announced yesterday that they are restructuring the paper and partnering with executives at The San Francisco Newspaper Co., which owns the Examiner, SF Weekly, and the Bay Guardian. The Reporter's publisher Thomas E. Horn and Gen ... More >>

Rock the Wine Country: Bottle Rock Festival Is an Odd New Addition to the Bay Area

Yes, SF Weekly Was Sold to the Same Guy Who Owns the Examiner and Bay Guardian

SF Weekly was officially sold to the San Francisco Newspaper Company, which also owns the San Francisco Examiner and our longtime rival, the Bay Guardian. As of midnight Wednesday, SF Weekly staff was no longer employed by Voice Media Group. Todd Vogt, president and publisher of the SF Newspaper Co ... More >>

Julian Davis: Will S.F. Progressives Stand by Their Man?

Now the Examiner Ditches Julian Davis

Julian Davis' troubled campaign for city supervisor just got a little more so after a second newspaper dropped its endorsement amid allegations that he groped a woman at a political event six years ago. The San Francisco Examiner printed an editorial today withdrawing its support for Davis, saying t ... More >>

Guardian Ditches Julian Davis Endorsement

Update (4:42 p.m.): SFBG's Tim Redmond responds to SF Weekly. Read his comments after the jump.Today, the San Francisco Bay Guardian reversed its endorsement of supervisoral candidate Julian Davis -- and went a step farther, urging him to drop out of the race amid groping allegations. According ... More >>

John Avalos and David Campos Withdraw Endorsements of Julian Davis

An allegation of questionable behavior with a woman didn't sour the progressive establishment on candidate Julian Davis. His legal threat to the woman might. Earlier this month, the San Francisco Bay Guardian awarded Julian Davis its top endorsement for District 5 supervisor. It did so despite pen ... More >>

Bay Guardian to Get Even More Progressive Under New Ownership

Although we're shocked, we weren't surprised to read the news this evening that the San Francisco Bay Guardian was pretty damn close to selling out to the San Francisco Examiner, considering rumors of a pending sale had already hit the blogosphere last week. The possibility of a sale became even mor ... More >>

Examiner Hasn't Bought Guardian -- Yet

Earlier today, the East Bay Express broke the news that the owners of the San Francisco Examiner have bought the San Francisco Bay Guardian. It turns out that's not quite true -- but may be soon. Tim Redmond, the Guardian's executive editor, tells us that his paper has been looking to sell for a cou ... More >>

SF Examiner Parts Ways with Editor Deirdre Hussey

​ 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 the Examiner, ... More >>

Examiner Newsroom Hit with Layoffs

This will be a very unmerry Christmas for Examiner staff​As expected, the San Francisco Examiner's new owners trimmed its newsroom yesterday afternoon, laying off half the copy desk as well as other editorial staff. We called Todd Vogt, publisher and president of the Ex, who told us layoff notices ... More >>

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

​The San Francisco Examiner closed out the month of November with a mix of good and bad news. The good -- actually great -- news is that readers will no longer have to swallow the evangelical dogma that was spewed by its former owner, Phil Anschutz. The bad news is the Ex will be delivering its mo ... More >>