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To: JMD who wrote (450)	3/3/1998 6:33:00 PM
From: ccryder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29986

Here is my attempt at hyperlink: sfgate.com

To: JMD who wrote (450)	3/8/1998 2:52:00 AM
From: dougjn	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 29986

<<but a classy newspaper is not one of them>> Yes. As a Bay Area resident during my college years (plus a year or so) and big fan, I have to agree. Puzzles me, actually. Sure, fairly small population as major US urban areas go, but also a hyper educated one. And, frankly, I always thought SF newspapers were WAY down there. LOTs of places do better. Nothing touches NYC, but places like LA, Atlanta, maybe even Chicago do better. Washington, natcch. I would have thought that the education bulge that the boomers brought, nowhere more than the Bay Area, would have had a comparable effect on newspapers as it has on sophisticated restaurants. No damn way. When I started my prof. career at the dawn of the 80s, really it was hard to get a truly international class meal in most US cities outside of NYC (an enormous standout), Washington DC, and a very few places in SF and LA. (Since stupid expense account applied, together with extensive travel, I should know.) The restaurant situation has changed enormously (though NYC is still leagues ahead, with LA having moved way up). The real news is that most US business center cities, as in 20 or more, have a handfull anyway of contenders. But quality newspapers. Naaaah. There really are only three. NY Times, Wall St. Journal, and Washington Post. In that order. With the Post way down, really. Some great scoops from time to time but, day to day, pretty poor read. Sad state of affairs. My nominee for the up and commer. Miami Herald. Truly international, Latin / Americas slant and coverage added to Yankee heritage. The San Jose Mercury is more interesting for an outsider than the Chronicle, esp. now that my online fave, theStreet.com has stolen Herb from the Chronicle. Doug