Chronicle Invents, then Rebuts, Mythical LA-SF Fight over 49ersRandy Shawbyline‚ Jul. 25‚ 2006Real news is apparently in such short supply at the San Francisco Chronicle that its crack reporting team of Matier & Ross is forced to invent a story one day and demolish it the next. On Sunday July 23, the columnists ran a huge piece with photos of Mayor’s Gavin Newsom and Antonio Villaraigosa, titled “Golden State’s Golden Boys Spar over Rumors of L.A. Play for Niners.” But on Monday July 24, Matier & Ross told readers that staffers in the LA mayor’s office were unaware of any top-level contacts about a 49ers move, and that funding restrictions prevented the team from moving to LA. In other words, the pair’s previous day’s piece was simply false sensationalism that misled Chronicle readers. |