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The article discusses issues arising from the McClatchy/Knight Ridder deal that will leave William Dean Singleton's MediaNews Group in control of 44 newspapers in San Francisco Bay Area, California. Critics warned that allowing MediaNews to add Knight Ridder's dailies and community papers to the group it already operates out of the Alameda Newspaper Group will impact readers and advertisers. Goldman Sachs analyst Peter Appert commented on MediaNews Group's clustering strategy. Singleton noted that simply adding more papers and newspapers would not give MediaNews any big advantage over local advertisers that pick the papers their customers read.

Reports on the University of Southern California and their annoyance at not getting enough on the O.J. Simpson trial in the school newspaper Daily Trojan. Details; The L.A. Times did it; Role of the Daily Trojan. INSET: Simpson freed, by Elisa Ung..

The article reports on the profit-seeking thieves in the San Francisco Bay Area in California that pilfer news racks of free newspapers to be sold to recycling centers. Hal Brody hired a private detective, who watched as a truck with no plates methodically followed Express delivery vehicles. At every stop, the truck driver would wait until the deliverers were out of sight, then pull up, and empty the contents of the racks into the truck bed. The detective, an ex-cop, followed him to a recycling center.

Reports on David Danforth's lawsuit against James Pavelich and David Price, his partners in the `Palo Alto Daily News' newspaper. Allegations that Pavelich and Price diverted revenue to themselves; Suppression of stories that might hurt potential advertisers; Accusation that Danforth was unfairly removed from the paper's management team.

Focuses on J.C. Penny Co.'s deal with free newspapers in Los Angeles, California, for the distribution of preprinted advertising inserts. J.C. Penny's distribution agreement with Wave Community Newspapers; Role of J.C. Penny veteran Larry Walker role in the company's distribution efforts; Target markets of the inserts.

Reports on community newspapers in Northern California's formation of the Sonoma County Community Newspaper Network (SCNN), a one-order, one-bill service for advertisers. Combined circulation of the papers; Comments of Bob Rucker, publisher of the `Sonoma Index-Tribune'; Rates asked by SCNN from advertisers.

The article focuses on the legal battle between San Francisco, California-based newspapers "San Francisco Bay Guardian" and "SF Weekly." Guardian owner Bruce Brugmann has filed action against "SF Weekly" and its parent company Village Voice Media under the Unfair Practices Act in the state. It notes that the state law offers protection to companies from predatory pricing designed to put a competitor out of business. The Guardian won in the case yet has to resort to several actions such as seizing delivery trucks and getting the rent to collect damages.

Reports that three California newspapers have hired PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) to conduct quarterly audits of their circulations. `The Orange County Register' publisher N. Christian Anderson's frustration with the audits conducted by the Audit Bureau of Circulations; California papers' establishment of an advertising council to monitor the PwC audits' success.

Reports on the lawsuit filed by the `Orange County Register,' publisher Freedom Communications Inc. in Irvine, California against an employee for operating a negative Web site after it subpoenaed AOL to reveal the employee's identity. Background on the case; Claims made by the paper regarding the site's effect on other employees; Questions raised concerning the application of the First Amendment in the case.

Reports the corporate reorganization of the Los Angeles Times in California. Takeover of the Tribune Co.; Termination of the services of chief executive officer Mark H. Willes and publisher Kathryn M. Downing; Information on the scandals surrounding the company; Recruitment of Miriam Pawel as editor; Potentials in the multimedia industry.

Presents news briefs concerning the publishing industry in the United States, compiled as of June 26, 2000. Former Washington Redskins President John Kent Cooke's agreement to buy `The Key West Citizen' in Florida, along with six sister nondailies; Noneconomic agreement reached by one of five unions set to go on strike at the `San Jose Mercury News' in California.

Focuses on a probe by California police into the Ku Klux Klan's use of old copies of the `Lodi News-Sentinel' and the `California Job Journal' for so-called newspaper night riding campaigns. Definition of the Ku Klux Klan practice; Concern over legality of using a paid publication to place a message; Sponsorship of legislation prohibiting insertion of any unauthorized writing in any California newspaper.

Reports on the picket held by anti-tobacco activists in front of the alternative paper `San Francisco Bay Guardian,' after it accepted advertising from tobacco companies following an editorial urging a California state pension fund to sell its tobacco stocks. Comments raised by activitists; Background on the editorial published in the paper over the California Public Employees Retirement System's tobacco stocks.

Reports that the decision on the trial challenging the breakup of the joint operating agreement between newspapers in San Francisco, California, was placed in the hands of United States District Judge Vaughn Walker. Walker's commitment to rule promptly in the nonjury suit filed by Clint Reilly to block the sales of the `San Francisco Chronicle' to the Hearst Corp. and the `San Francisco Examiner' to the Fang family.

Reports on the multilingual school paper of Artesia High School in Los Angeles County, California. Judy Keller as adviser; Problems with budget and lack of equipment; Increase in the number of pages; Support from various departments; Marco Jimenez as editor in chief; Topics featured.

The article reports on the wedding package offered by alternative weekly, "East Bay Express," of Emeryville, California to some gay and lesbian couples in celebration of the legalization of gay marriage in the state. The paper selected six same-sex couples as part of its "Wedding Wednesdays" on June 25 and July 2, 2008. It is also reported that the wedding package include limousines, bridal gowns, receptions at an East Bay winery, music, photographers, and a honeymoon at a five-star gay-owned resort on the Mendocino coast.

The article focuses on the collaboration among newspaper companies in Pasadena and Whittier, California for a newspaper contest for schoolchildren conducted in Chinese and English languages. The Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group will announce the winners of their dual-language essay and drawing contest jointly sponsored with East West Bank in April 2006. "Valley Tribune" marketing director Terry Bell emphasized the significance of the contest. Winners in the competition get a chance to meet Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan.

Deals with the departure of half of the four-member photo staff of the newspaper 'Daily Press' in Victorville, California. Dispute over so-called 'artsy' pictures; Implementation of a policy discouraging photographs that do little or nothing to tell local news stories.

Reports on the decision of the Stanford University student newspaper to refrain from getting Chelsea Clinton's views on the sex scandal involving her father, President Bill Clinton, when she returns to the campus as a sophomore in September 1998. Remarks made by Adam Kemezis, editor of the student paper, `Stanford Daily'; Student newspaper's coverage of Chelsea's arrival as freshman student in the university.

Reports on the `Daily Bruin' newspaper's article on the release of documents of four sexual harassment claims that were paid out between 1989 and 1993 by the University of California in Los Angeles. Revelations in the records; Terms of settlement between victims and harassers.

Reports on the formation of a network by the `Los Angeles Times,' Riverside `Press-Enterprise' and `an Bernardino `Sun' that will enable advertisers to reach 32.8% of all adults weekdays and 47.7% Sundays in the Los Angeles Area of Dominant Influence (ADI). Los Angeles ADI Newspaper Network; Test-marketing of network with Kelley-Clarke Inc.

Focuses on the `Napa Valley Register' newspaper's coverage of the water slide tragedy in 197 that killed one Napa, California high school girl. Reporters' efforts to balance the public's right to know with the victims' need to be left alone; Napa High Schools' refusal to allow media persons to enter its premises.

Reports on an investigation being conducted by the `San Francisco Independent' on the alleged links between the theft of an artwork from the San Francisco, Calif. War Memorial and a taped telephone conversation involving its associate editor Susan Herbert. District Attorney's Office and U.S. Attorney General to conduct investigation.

Reports on the expulsion of student Raihan Kadri from Canyon High School in Anaheim Hills, Orange County, California after publishing an underground newspaper `Exploited'. Kadri's dropping of a suit against his school after he is allowed to transfer; Contents of the newspaper that attacked the school's administration, teachers and curriculum; State's education code as basis for the school's action.

Reports on an investigative story published by the Lowell high school paper in San Francisco, California, wherein class ring manufacturer Jostens Inc. was accused of failing to offer students its least-expensive rings. Local newspapers' coverage of the story; Move by the city's Board of Supervisors to conduct an investigation into the allegations.

Focuses on the dispute between Los Angeles Daily News and the Los Angeles Times on the coverage of San Fernando Valley secession movement in California. Accusation of editorial bias; Criticism of the secession coverage of the Daily News; Promotion of Valley secession.

Reports that University of California-Berkeley's student newspaper, `The Daily Californian,' has petitioned the US National Labor Relations Board to decertify the union representing production workers, Northern California Media Workers. Union's charging of unfair labor practices to the newspaper's management; Contentions of the university publication regarding the issue.

Reports on the tentative agreements reached by labor unions at the `San Francisco Chronicle' and `San Francisco Examiner' newspapers in San Francisco, California with management on new contracts. Ratification of the pact by mail on December 15, 1997; Newspaper workers represented in the bargaining.

Reports on decision of the City of San Diego, California to yank away legal advertising from Daniel L. Munoz Sr., the publisher and editor of Hispanic newspaper `La Prensa San Diego' who has made racist comments. Munoz's comments calling Mayor Susan Golding a `Jewish Queen' and San Diego Chargers owner Alex Spanos a `Greek God'; City manager Jack McGrory's attack against Munoz's racial slurs.

Reports that an entire circulation of `Daily Californian,' the campus paper at the University of California at Berkeley, were stolen in protest of the newspaper's support of the ballot measure, Proposition 209 which would eliminate affirmative action for minorities and women in the California's public sector. Measures undertaken by the paper to prevent future vandalism; Suspects in the stealing.

Reports on Norco, Southern California's filing of a lawsuit against the publisher of `Norco News' for allegedly harming the health and reputation of city official Michael Kulick. Publisher Lucille Oliva and writer Lois Loock as defendants; Oliva's reputation as a journalist; Background on Oliva's encounter with Kulick which happened in the latter's animal shelter; Other claims made against Oliva.

Reports on allegations against Berkeley, California-based `The Berkeley Daily Planet' newspaper that it lifted classified advertisements from competing newspapers to help fill out its first issue on April 7, 1999. Pirating of the advertisements from `East Bay Express,' `The Oakland Tribune' and `The Contra Costa Times'; Legal questions as to whether reprinting involved original material.

Reports that high school newspapers in Oakland, California, got a needed boost from former newspaper owner Rowland Rebele. Plan of state budget cutters to kill high school newspapers; List of newspapers affected by the plan; Amount to be given by Rebele to the affected high schools.

Reports on the formation of an alliance named CaliforniaOne between Denver, Colorado-based Media Group Inc.'s newspapers in California's San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Deals with the charges of `San Diego Union-Tribune' against the officials of the Poway Unified School District for suppressing information related to hazing incidents. Reason for the newspaper's interest on the information about the incident; Legality of the newspaper charges.

States that a Spanish newspaper called `El Informador' has started publication in San Diego County, California. Features of weekly tabloid; Target audience.

Reports on the lawsuit filed by the `Daily Nexus', University of California of Santa Barbara's campus paper, against Governor Pete Wilson and the University of California Board of Regents for allegedly violating the state's open meeting law. Board of Regents' roll back of affirmative action in admissions after private phone calls with Wilson; Demands in the suit.

Reports on the entry of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California in Berkeley into a three-year teaching agreement with Japan's `Yomiuri Shimbun' newspaper. Introduction of a new course at Berkeley called Reporting on Japan; Opportunity for Berkeley students to report each summer for the newspaper.

Reports on Frank Tateosian of San Mateo, California's winning of a TRO which prohibits the Independent Newspaper Group (ING) from delivering free `San Mateo Weekly' to his home. Comments of publisher, Leonard Sbrocco.

Reports on the steps taken by California newspapers in preparation for a court battle regarding subpoenas they received for unpublished material from jail house interviews with an alleged kidnapper. Participation of the California Newspaper Publishers Association (CNPA); Background on the case involved.

Reports that a management official at California State University in Long Beach is demanding that the laboratory newspaper `Daily Forty-Niner' pay for the cost of picking up advertising inserts strewn around the campus. Journalism professor Wayne Kelly's contention that the newspaper cannot be held responsible for students who drop inserts on the ground; Claim that the issue is an intrusion on a free press.

Reports on Pasadena, California-based `Star-News' newspaper's publication of a story about the victory of the United States team against China in the Women's World Cup 1999 soccer championship in July 1999. Publication of the story four days before the game; Expansion of newspaper coverage of the event that started on June 19, 1999.

Reports on the distribution of a mock newspaper advocating freedom for journalist and convicted police killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. Supporters' insertion of the newspaper in four-page section they called the `San Francisco Chomical' that mimicked the `San Francisco Chronicle' newspaper's typeface and make-up; Police complaint of theft and malicious mischief filed by the newspaper.

Reports on Judge Robert O'Brien's decision awarding the UCLA student newspaper, the `Daily Bruin,' access to the university's documents of reported settlements in sex harassment claims. Facts and issues of the decision; Feedback from Bruin editor Josh Romonek.

Reports that the `San Jose Mercury News' has sued the city of Oakland and Alameda County for the release of financial documents on the projected impact of a $225 million deal. Prevention of public scrutiny of documents.

Reports that employees of the `Bay Times' gay and lesbian newspaper, have joined the Northern California Newspaper Guild Local 52.

Reports on the 1994 newspaper in education (NIE) program by Copley Los Angeles Newspapers called `Tackle Geography' that has enabled 50,000 American elementary and high school students to improve their geographical knowledge. Strategies used to help the students in learning; Topics covered by the program.

Discusses the performance of various Los Angeles, California newspapers during the January 17, 1994 earthquake. Continued service to the public; Production facilities shared between newspapers; Presence of a spirit of camaraderie among newsmen.

Features Bruce Anderson, editor of the newspaper "AVA Oregon." Violations committed by Anderson against the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics; Factors that made the newspaper a center of controversy in Mendocino County, California; Personal background of Anderson.

Predicts that California will not be able to eliminate its newspaper tax despite its budget surplus. Cost of the tax enacted in 1991 to state newspapers; Legislative process undertaken by a repeal bill backed by the California Newspaper Publishers Association (CNPA); Opposition of Senate President Pro Tem John Burton to the CNPA bill.