The Tribune is a semiweekly broadsheetnewspaper and news website that coversSan Luis Obispo County, California. It is the successor to theMorning Tribune,Daily Telegram andMorning Herald.The Tribune previously published two weeklies,The Cambrian ofCambria andThe Sun Bulletin ofMorro Bay.
On August 7, 1869, the first edition ofThe Tribune was published in San Luis Obispo, California. Walter Murray was the paper's first editor and co-owner.[3][4] At that time Murray was district attorney and published out of aadobe cottage at 721 Monterey Street. H.S. Rembaugh was employed as printer.[5]
In October 1871, Murray sold the paper to James J. Ayers,[6] but it was returned to him after three months.[7] In April 1872, Murray sold out again, this time to Rembaugh.[8] In 1874, O.F. Thornton became editor and purchased a half-interest.[9] In 1878, Rembaugh and Thornton sold theTribune to J.K. Tuley and W.W. Walters Jr., who hired George B. Staniford as editor.[9] Staniford bought a third-interest.[9]
In January 1883, Tuley and Staniford sold theTribune to Myron Angel and Charles Maxwell.[10] In February 1885, W.H. McEwen bought out Maxwell,[11] who in turn was bought out by Benjamin H. Brooks in September 1885.[12] By 1886, theTribune was produced above the Chicago Brewery Depot housed at the corner of Chorro and Monterey streets.[13]
In February 1905, C.A. Black founded theDaily Telegram in San Luis Obispo.[14][15] In March 1912, C.L. Day, former owner of theLong Beach Press, purchased theDaily Telegram.[16][17] Brooks edited theTribune until 1922.[18] In 1923, C.L. Day bought theMorning Herald from John A. Rollins.[19] In 1924, Day sold theDaily Telegram to James A. Easton and R.C. Hoyt and a few months later Day bought thePorterville Recorder.[20] In 1925, Brooks sold theMorning Tribune to Easton and Hoyt who then merged it with theMorning Herald to form theMorning Tribune-Herald.[21][22]
In 1926, Easton and Hoyt sold theSan Luis Obispo Daily Telegram andMorning Tribune-Herald toScripps-Howard Newspapers, also known as theE. W. Scripps Company.[23] On April 17, 1939, theTelegram andTribune were consolidated to form theTelegram-Tribune.[24] In June 1940,John P. Scripps Newspaper Group acquired the paper.[25] In 1958, the publication moved from 1240 Morro Street to 1321 Johnson Avenue,[26] operating there for the next 35 years.[27]
In February 2015, the paper's publisher, Bruce Ray, announced his resignation;Fresno Bee president and publisher Tom Cullinan was named publisher for the paper.[33] In late 2015, along with many other McClatchy newspapers,The Tribune went through a redesign, adopting a companywide design style for both print and online platforms. Ken Riddick was named president and publisher ofThe Tribune in October 2017.[34]
Effective June 5, 2023, the paper's daily print edition will arrive via the U.S. Mail instead of delivery by a local carrier.[35] In February 2024, the paper announced it will decrease the number of print editions to two a week.[36]
^"Our Programme".San Luis Obispo Tribune. August 7, 1869. p. 2.
^Krieger, Daniel E.; et al. (San Luis Obispo County Historical Society) (1988).San Luis Obispo County: Looking Backward Into the Middle Kingdom. Windsor Publications, Inc. p. 139.ISBN0-89781-233-6.
^Turner, William B. (August 6, 1931). "Birthplace of Pioneer Paper Still Stands | Historic Adobe, Once Home of Old Tribune, Is Now Apartment House".Morning Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. p. 1.
^"Retires".Santa Barbara Weekly Press. October 7, 1871. p. 2.
^"Notice".The Ventura Signal. Ventura, California. January 20, 1872. p. 2.
^Rembaugh, H.S. (April 20, 1872). "Salutatory".San Luis Obispo Tribune. p. 2.
^abc"History of Old Tribune Colorful".Morning Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. August 6, 1931. p. 1.
^"Newspaper Changes".Santa Maria Times. January 20, 1883. p. 1.
^"Sentinel Jottings".Santa Cruz Sentinel. February 10, 1885. p. 3.
^"Notice".Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 1, 1885. p. 4.
^Middlecamp, David (2016).San Luis Obispo County: The 1950s, '60s and '70s (Volume Two ed.). Canada: Pediment Publishing.ISBN978-1-59725-677-3.
^"Another Daily Paper | C.A. Black of San Miguel Will Embark in Business Filling "Long Felt Want" in San Luis Obispo".Morning Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. February 9, 1905. p. 1.
^"New Paper Launched | Daily Telegram, Published by C.A. Black, Makes Its Appearance on Washington's Birthday".Morning Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. February 23, 1905. p. 1.
^"Local Paragraphs".The Santa Maria Times. March 30, 1912. p. 5.
^"Scribe Back Again".Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. September 30, 1912. p. 5.
^"47 years he guided Tribune".The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. p. 18.
^"San Luis Obispo Paper Is Sold".Bakersfield Morning Echo. December 6, 1923. p. 1.
^"Porterville Newspaper Sold To C.L. Day Former San Luis Obispo Editor".The Fresno Morning Republican. August 23, 1924. p. 6.
^"Tribune Is Purchased By Herald Publishing Co".The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. p. 1.
^"San Luis Obispo Paper Sold".The Morning Press. Santa Barbara, California. Associated Press. October 25, 1925. p. 1.
^"Easton Sells Paper in California City".Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. April 26, 1926. p. 4.
^"Chronology of San Luis Obispo newspapers".The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. August 7, 1969. p. 18.
^"John P. Scripp Buys San Luis Newspaper".Santa Barbara News-Press. International News Service. June 18, 1940. p. 3.
^"Telegram-Tribune Moving Day!".San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. September 6, 1958. p. 1.
^abFairbanks, Jeff (May 11, 1993). "Growing into the future".San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. p. 23.
^"Scripps companies sign merger pact".Record Searchlight. Redding, California. March 14, 1986. p. 10.
^Lyons, Silas (July 26, 1997). "T-T changing owners in 5-paper deal".The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. p. 1.
^Kasler, Dale (June 27, 2006). "McClatchy launches a new era | Knight Ridder shareholders confirm deal that boosts size, and stakes, for Bee's owner".The Sacramento Bee. p. 1.
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