 Strauss, who had managed the New York City office of the "San Francisco Examiner," the first Hearst-owned newspaper.It was predicted to be Democratic in politics and to compete with the Republican-supporting "Los Angeles Times," another morning newspaper.The "Examiner" published a preview edition on Friday, December 11, to announce its platform, but its first regular "mammoth Sunday issue" (84 pages, "profusely illustrated") was dated December 13.