new_times_logoNew Times bought the SF Weekly, an alternative paper in San Francisco, in 1995 and instituted a now-fifteen-year-long fight with a longtime local operation, the Bay Guardian. It’s still going on.

The Seattle Stranger, which has the distinction of being run by Dan Savage, of Savage Love fame, has a very long look back at this fight, with a starring role played by New Times exec editor Michael Lacey.

PHXated worked for SF Weekly during this period. (Hired and eventually fired by Lacey.) I’m not done with the story yet, but I have some major issues with it. More on that later. Still, it’s a fascinating read for Laceyologists. I’m one.