In the near future, this meteor strike may be a wire story for the Chronicle -- if the paper still existsHow many cuts can one newspaper take until there is no longer a newspaper?
Like all dailies around the country, the San Francisco Chronicle seems to be running just that experiment -- with the latest development being the news that the paper's owner, Hearst Corp., is threatening to shut the whole bugger down if they don't implement "significant" staff cuts soon or find a buyer.
San Francisco's Providian Financial was once the most despised company in the credit card industry. Now, after a humbling fall, it just wants to be loved.
The stones of a 13th-century Spanish monastery lie crumbling in Golden Gate Park, a forgotten legacy of William Randolph Hearst. Trappist monks now hope to resurrect part of what Hearst tore asunder.
William Randolph Hearst's heirs want to build hotels and a golf course on his seaside estate, below his fabled castle. Ranchers and environmentalists are raising Kane.
The Joint Operating Agreement deprives the Chronicle of the resources it needs to produce a great newspaper; it also prevents the afternoon Examiner from connecting with the readers it needs to survive. Since the JOA makes it inevitable that only one wil
