General Info

Each week, more than half a million readers turn to Metro Newspapers' publications to gain perspective on their communities and make decisions about their entertainment activities and consumer spending. The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the United States largest markets for alternative press, and Metro Newspapers parent company is one of the leading publishers of alternative newsweeklies in the region. Educated, affluent Bay Area residents read more than twice as many urban weeklies per capita than their counterparts in metropolitan areas such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. And Metro's market share in this sector is larger than any other Bay Area publisher. Metro Newspapers was founded in 1985.