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34 unusual facts about San Francisco Chronicle


Alexander Sachal

The San Francisco Chronicle called him "The Michelangelo of Highway 101", in reference to the advertisements which he hand-painted on large roadside billboards.

An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter

An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter has been hailed as "thrilling" (The New York Sun) and "utterly astonishing" (San Francisco Chronicle), a "memorable performance...whose tone and oddly compelling vision are distinctly Aira's own" (The Los Angeles Times).

Angel Villalona

The San Francisco Chronicle soon had an article profiling Villalona, his life and this incident.

Beth Spotswood

Beth Spotswood (born January 28, 1978, San Francisco, CA) is a writer, blogger and video host, best known for her weekly Culture Blog on the San Francisco Chronicle's SFGate.com

Blue Orange Games

A San Francisco Chronicle review prompted the game to sell out locally and led to Julien Mayot partnering with Denoual to sell the game nationally.

Brent Robbins

In a recent article about the debate in the San Francisco Chronicle, Robbins notes that under the new guidelines, certain responses to grief could be labeled as pathological disorders, instead of being recognized as being normal human experiences.

CollegeWeekLive

CollegeWeekLive has been featured in the media including ABC News, The Washington Post, Fox 25 News, the San Francisco Chronicle, Business Week, USA Today and The New York Times.

Daron Joffe

Joffe, in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, praised the SLUG concept of bringing urban youth to a farm setting.

Dassant

In 1992, the San Francisco Chronicle named Dassant Truffle Brownie Mix the best overall mix, beating out Pillsbury, Duncan Hines and Betty Crocker.

Derrick Dodd

In 1880, Dodd left Washington D.C. and moved to Oakland, California where he began writing for major San Francisco papers including the San Francisco Examiner, Chronicle and the Evening Post.

Doing Time, Doing Vipassana

The San Francisco Chronicle wrote of the film wining the Golden Spire Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival when noting its 2005 theatrical release.

Fantasy Bedtime Hour

According to a San Francisco Chronicle reviewer, the women are supposedly, but not actually, nude beneath the covers.

Gloria Duffy

She writes a column, InSight, for The Commonwealth magazine, as well as op-ed pieces for The Huffington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle and other publications.

Heinz Berggruen

After working as an art critic for The San Francisco Chronicle, in 1939 he became an "Assistant director" at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Hiroyuki Nakajima

As of March 25, 2013, Nakajima was batting only .150 with 1 double and 1 RBI in spring training, and John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reported that he may start the 2013 season in the minor leagues.

John Pregenzer

When Pregenzer made the Giants' roster at the outset of 1963, he came to the attention of Novella O'Hara, a baseball fan who wrote the "Question Man" column for the San Francisco Chronicle.

Larisa Kadochnikova

Edward Guthman from the San Francisco Chronicle eulogized it thus: "(Paradjanov's) Greatest Work ...full of visual surprises and fearless leaps in style".

Marcy Darnovsky

She has appeared on television and radio, and has also been cited by numerous sources, including ABC news, Associated Press, Nature, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Wired Science

Margaret Singer

Statements made by her family to the San Francisco Chronicle, include allegations that one "cultist" worked her way into Singer's office, stole students' term papers and sent notes to Singer's students, and that groups harassed her family as well.

Mark Abel

He returned to California in 1983 and worked in mainstream journalism for two decades, eventually becoming foreign editor of the San Francisco Chronicle.

Mary Beth Tinker

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, in fall 2013, Tinker began a national tour promoting youth activism and youth rights.

Michael Vega

The San Francisco Chronicle said the work "is a fierce dramatic indictment of the ugliest side of California history".

Nemo Gould

His work has been featured frequently in national media including the Discovery Channel, Wired Magazine, Travel and Leisure, Make Magazine and The San Francisco Chronicle.

Pablo Sandoval

After 73 games played, San Francisco Chronicle columnist Scott Ostler wrote that Sandoval had made the most impressive transition from the Giants farm system since 1986 when Will Clark and Robby Thompson were rookies.

Patricia Lynne Duffy

She has taught English at New York University, the City University of New York, and the UN Language Programme and has written articles for numerous publications including New York Newsday, the San Francisco Chronicle (All the Colors of the Rainbow), the Boston Globe, and the Village Voice.

Peppino D'Agostino

Critics have long hailed him as "a poet…among the best talents around" (San Francisco Chronicle) and "one of the most capable composers among fingerstyle guitarists" (Acoustic Guitar).

Predictify

The Washington Post, New York Times, and San Francisco Chronicle all have used Predictify to judge reader interest in stories.

Ryan Rohlinger

He was rumored to be dating United States Olympic gymnast Chellsie Memmel however Rohlinger stated in San Francisco Chronicle that "It isn't true," Rohlinger said, "I don't even know her."

San Francisco Chronicle

KRON was sold in 1999 and, after years of being San Francisco's NBC affiliate, became an independent station on January 1, 2002 when NBC -- tired of the DeYoungs' repeated refusal to sell KRON to the network -- purchased KNTV in San Jose from Granite Broadcasting Corporation for $230 million.

For many years "Herb Caen" was the only feature on its page (it traditionally shared a section front with a Macy's advertisement).

Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela

Carla Meyer of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote "A snapshot of the festival, one that radiates good cheer and offers moments of true, godly goodness".

The Wooden Man's Bride

The San Francisco Chronicle's Edward Guthmann, however, found the comparison to Zhang's earlier films as diminishing The Wooden Man's Bride.

Thomas G. Plante

In 2004, the San Francisco Chronicle published a story by Plante commenting on the sexual abuse crisis.

Vivian Ho

Vivian Ho is a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle.


Art's Gallery

Art's Gallery is a weekly comic strip by Art Finley which featured in the San Francisco Chronicle between 1965 and 1977.

Christopher Lee Nutter

He has been Called “the gay Dr. Phil” by Gay Web Monkey magazine, "a new voice in the great American debate about values" by the San Francisco Chronicle, and endorsed by GLAAD and Gary Zukav.

Classical music blog

These include Alex Ross, of The New Yorker (The Rest is Noise), Joshua Kosman of the San Francisco Chronicle (On a Pacific Aisle), and Jessica Duchen of The Independent (Jessica Duchen's Classical Music Blog).

Dick Spotswood

They have two adult children, Beth Spotswood, a popular San Francisco online columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and video host and Alex Spotswood, a production assistant on Lucasfilm Animation's Clone Wars.

Dorothy Ehrlich

An accomplished spokesperson and writer, Ehrlich has been a frequent contributor to KQED Radio's Perspectives Series, the Daily Journal's "Taking Liberties" column, the San Francisco Chronicle's "Open Forum," and other publications.

Greg Gossel

His work has been reviewed in several publications including Art Nouveau Magazine, Metro Magazine, Steez Magazine, The Sourcebook of Contemporary Illustration, Indigits, South of Canada, Finerats, Edgycute, Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, SF Weekly, City Pages, Minneapolis Star Tribune, ROJO Magazine, Sunset Magazine, Artful Living, Arrested Motion, Marie Claire, and Beautiful Dreamers.

Jenni Olson

Working on the film led Olson to pen an open letter to the San Francisco Chronicle on the matter of the Golden Gate Bridge's position as the top suicide landmark in the world.

John M. Ackerman

He has contributed to international newspapers such as Proceso, La Jornada, El Universal, Reforma of Mexico, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, San Diego Union-Tribune in the United States and The Guardian in the United Kingdom on the topics of corruption control, elections, transparency, accountability, autonomous institutions and citizen participation.

Melanie Pullen

Pullen's photographic series have also been featured in numerous publications and broadcasts including: San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times Magazine, LA Times, ArtReview, The London Independent on Sunday Review, Vogue, Elle, Fortune, W, GQ, RollingStone, Nylon, Photo, Art Forum, National Public Radio, CBS Radio and CBS News.

Michelle Mah

In 2005 Michelle stepped in to captain Kimpton's Ponzu restaurant and was named one of San Francisco Chronicle's "Rising Star Chefs" of 2006 along with Corey Lee of French Laundry and Mike Yakura of Le Colonial.

Pimm Fox

He has also previously worked as the West Coast Bureau Chief and columnist for Computer World magazine and Business Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle.

PM East/PM West

PM East/PM West was a late night talk show hosted by Mike Wallace and Joyce Davidson in New York City (where the PM East portion originated), and San Francisco Chronicle television critic Terrence O'Flaherty in San Francisco (PM West).

Sunday magazine

In 1869, the San Francisco Chronicle published what is regarded as the first Sunday magazine, and the Chicago Inter Ocean added color to its supplement.

Super Sad True Love Story

It was named one of the best books of the year by numerous publications, including The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, O: The Oprah Magazine, Maureen Corrigan of NPR, and Slate.

The Loading Zone

In 1968 Fauerso placed an advertisement in the San Francisco Chronicle seeking a new lead vocalist, which led to the recruitment of Linda Tillery, who joined just prior to the band's signing with RCA Records.

Yunnan–Burma Railway

An article by Royal Arch Gunnison published in the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday, November 27, 1941 stated that American Engineers still expected "12 to 15 months to complete" the railway and described a Dr. Victor Haas of the United States Public Health Service as in charge of sanitation and malaria prevention.