{{Short description|Former California local newspaper}} {{About|the former Californian newspaper|the Pennsylvanian newspaper|The Daily Review| the Australian website| Daily Review (website)|the former Illinoisan newspaper|Herald & Review}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Daily Review | type = Daily newspaper | owner = Bay Area News Group | founder = Daniel M. Conner<br/>H.W. Dockham | founded = 1891 | language = English | ceased_publication = {{end date|2016}} | publishing_city = Hayward, California | publishing_country = United States | ISSN = | oclc = | website = {{URL|https://www.eastbaytimes.com/location/hayward}} }}
The '''''Daily Review''''' was a daily newspaper published in Hayward, California, published from 1891 to 2016. It was last owned by the Bay Area News Group, a subsidiary of MediaNews Group, which bought the paper in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gorney |first=Cynthia |date=January 1999 |title=The State of The American Newspaper: The Battle Of the Bay |url=http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=3293 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202632/http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=3293 |archive-date=2013-10-29 |access-date=2010-04-29 |website=American Journalism Review |series=253}}</ref>
== History == In 1891, Daniel M. Conner and H.W. Dockham founded the ''Hayward Review.''<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 4, 1891 |title=Notice |work=Oakland Enquirer |pages=4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 11, 1891 |title=Notice |work=Martinez News-Gazette |pages=2}}</ref> In 1893, Dr. A.P. Miller bought out Dockham,<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 25, 1893 |title=A Newspaper Change. |work=Oakland Enquirer |pages=4}}</ref> and exited the business after a year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 18, 1894 |title=Notice |work=The Daily Encinal |location=Alameda, California |pages=2}}</ref> In 1895, Conner sold the paper to A.V. Morgan, former owner of the ''Bodie Miner''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 18, 1895 |title=The Hayward "Review." |work=Alameda Times Star |pages=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=March 18, 1895 |title=Notice |work=The Daily Encinal |location=Alameda, California |pages=2}}</ref> In 1899, Morgan died from an illness.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 5, 1899 |title=Death Of An Editor. {{!}} A.V. Morgan of Haywards Review Passed Away Sunday. |work=The Oakland Times |pages=4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 8, 1899 |title=Death Of A.V. Morgan |work=Daily Review |location=Hayward, California |pages=2}}</ref> His brothers S.T. Morgan and O.R. Morgan then took over the paper.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 14, 1899 |title=Sad News. |work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |pages=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 19, 1899 |title=Among Our Exchanges! {{!}} Paragraphs Interesting and Newsy About Our Neighbors and their Affairs. |work=Los Gatos Mail |pages=1}}</ref>
The ''Review'' was acquired from the Morgans by Samuel C. Smith and M.J. Beaumont in 1904.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 24, 1904 |title=News About Town. |work=Oakland Tribune |pages=8}}</ref> In 1906, Smith's 11-year-old daughter accidently electrocuted herself while standing up in the bathtub to turn on an electric light.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 1, 1906 |title=Electricity Kills Girl In Tub |work=The Bulletin |location=San Francisco, California |pages=17}}</ref> At some point Beaumont left the business. Smith retired from the paper in 1907 to focus on real estate. At that time, the ''Review'' became affiliated with the Calkins Newspaper Syndicate, owned by Thomas D. Calkins.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 20, 1907 |title=Of Interest To All. |work=Ferndale Enterprise |pages=8}}</ref>
In 1910, Fred E. Adams and Smith acquired the paper.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 29, 1910 |title=Calkins' Hayward Paper Is Taken Over |work=Oakland Tribune |pages=13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 1, 1910 |title=Under New Management |work=Daily Review |location=Hayward, California |pages=4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 7, 1910 |title=Hayward Review Sold By Calkins |work=The Evening Times-Star |location=Alameda, California |pages=5}}</ref> In 1912, Adams acquired full ownership from Calkins.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 7, 1912 |title=Hayward Review Sold To Fred E. Adams |work=Oakland Tribune |pages=9}}</ref> In 1915, Adams sold the paper to the Review Publishing Co. Smith continued as editor and J.S. Melo, Jr., editor of two local Portuguese language periodicals, was named business manager.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 7, 1915 |title=Hayward Review Sold |work=Oakland Tribune |pages=31}}</ref> In January 1925, George D. Crissey, Hal E. Reynolds became co-owners in the business with Melo, Jr. and expanded the paper into a daily.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Review Now Daily {{!}} New Men Buy Part Of Paper; To Issue a Daily Next Monday |work=Daily Review |location=Hayward, California |pages=1}}</ref>
The paper was acquired by N.R. Moore, former publisher of the ''Corvallis Times'', in October 1925,<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 30, 1925 |title=Ore. Newspaper Publisher Buys Half Interest In Daily Review; Voices Faith In Future Of City |work=Daily Review |location=Hayward, California |pages=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 1, 1925 |title=Introducing Mr. Moore |work=Daily Review |location=Hayward, California |pages=1}}</ref> followed by John J. Hooper in 1930.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 9, 1930 |title=Hayward Review Is Sold Today |work=Turlock Journal |pages=4 |agency=United Press}}</ref> In 1944, Hopper sold the ''Review'' and ''Southern Alameda County News'' to Floyd L. Sparks, Dan L. Beebe and Glen Wright.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 29, 1944 |title=Review Sold To New Owners |work=Daily Review |location=Hayward, California |pages=1}}</ref> Later that year, Sparks bought out the other two partners.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 30, 1944 |title=Sparks Becomes Sole Owner Of Hayward Review |work=Daily Review |location=Hayward, California |pages=1}}</ref> At that time the ''Review'' was a twice-weekly with a 1,800 circulation. Over the years Sparks bought other papers. In 1950, he expanded the ''Review'' into a daily with a 6,000 circulation. By 1985, the paper had a circulation of 46,000.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farhi |first=Paul |date=March 3, 1985 |title=A newspaper empire ripe for the plucking |work=The San Francisco Examiner |pages=37}}</ref>
In 1985, Sparks sold the ''Daily Review'', ''Fremont Argus'', ''Tri-Valley Herald'' and ''San Ramon Valley Herald'' to Garden State Newspapers, Inc., a subsidiary of MediaNews Group. The papers had a combined circulation of 97,000 and the sale price was $65 million.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rapoport |first=Roger |date=June 6, 1985 |title=N.J. firm buys three local papers |work=Oakland Tribune |pages=20}}</ref> Following the sale, 130 employees were laid off.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 13, 1985 |title=4 Newspapers In East Bay To Fire 130 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |pages=3}}</ref> In 1988, Sparks died.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 17, 1988 |title=East Bay Publisher Floyd Sparks Dies |work=San Francisco Chronicle |pages=30}}</ref>
In 2011, the ''Daily Review'' was scheduled to close after merging with the ''Oakland Tribune'', ''Alameda Times-Star'', ''Fremont Argus'' and ''West County Times''. Moving forward, subscribers would receive the ''East Bay Tribune'', a localized edition of the ''San Jose Mercury-News''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Avalos |first=George |date=August 23, 2011 |title=Bay Area News Group makes changes to East Bay papers |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2011/08/23/bay-area-news-group-makes-changes-to-east-bay-papers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307173721/https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2011/08/23/bay-area-news-group-makes-changes-to-east-bay-papers/ |archive-date=March 7, 2019 |accessdate=January 14, 2015 |newspaper=Oakland Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gammon |first=Robert |date=August 23, 2011 |title=Oakland Tribune to be Renamed East Bay Tribune |url=http://www.eastbayexpress.com/92510/archives/2011/08/23/oakland-tribune-to-be-renamed-east-bay-tribune |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826133806/http://www.eastbayexpress.com/92510/archives/2011/08/23/oakland-tribune-to-be-renamed-east-bay-tribune |archive-date=2011-08-26 |accessdate=2013-04-28 |website=East Bay Express}}</ref> The plan was changed due to reader feedback, and the ''Daily Review'' was saved.<ref>{{cite news |last=Avalos |first=George |date=October 27, 2011 |title=Bay Area News Group announces it will retain East Bay mastheads |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_19210573 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016125917/https://www.mercurynews.com/2011/10/27/bay-area-news-group-announces-it-will-retain-east-bay-mastheads/ |archive-date=October 16, 2018 |access-date=May 16, 2026 |newspaper=San Jose Mercury News |publisher=Oakland Tribune}}</ref> In 2016, the ''Daily Review'', ''Contra Costa Times'' and ''Oakland Tribune'' were combined to form the ''East Bay Times''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Lang |first=Marissa |date=March 2, 2016 |title=Oakland loses Tribune, with paper folded into new East Bay Times |url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Bay-Area-News-Group-consolidates-newspapers-6863720.php |access-date=March 15, 2016 |work=SFGate}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Parker |first=Leia |last2=Druzin |first2=Bryce |date=March 1, 2016 |title=Bay Area News Group consolidates newspapers in Silicon Valley, East Bay and on the Peninsula |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2016/03/01/bay-area-news-group-consolidates-newspapers-in.html |access-date=April 19, 2016 |newspaper=Silicon Valley Business Journal}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.eastbaytimes.com/location/hayward/ Official Website]
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