he was elected sheriff of San Diego County. Douglas Gunn, 1871–1886. Gunn (August 31, 1841 – November 26, 1891) was a scholar, publisher, pioneer and Republican politician from California. John D. Spreckels, 1890–1926. The son of German-American industrialist Claus Spreckels, he founded a transportation and real estate empire in San Diego. Col. Ira C. Copley, 1928–1947 James S. Copley, 1947–1973. He was a journalist and newspaper publisher. He published the San Diego Union, San Diego Union-Tribune and San Diego Evening Tribune from 1947 until his death in 1973. Helen K. Copley, 1973–2001 David C. Copley, 2001–2009 Edward R. Moss, May 2009 – December 2011 Doug F. "Papa Doug" Manchester, 2011–2015 Austin Beutner, May–September 2015 Timothy E. Ryan, September 2015-March 2016 Jeff Light, March 2016- Notable people Steve Breen, cartoonist Phil Collier, sportswriter Edward L. Fike, editorial page editor Thomas Gardiner, manager of the San Diego Union in 1891 C.H. Garrigues, Sun reporter Jerry Magee, sportswriter 1956–2008 Jack Murphy, sportswriter 1951–1980 Cathy Scott, correspondent, The San Diego Union-Tribune'' 1990–1993 Tim Sullivan, sports columnist 2002–2012 Gerald Warren, reporter and editor, 1956–1968, 1975–1995; also White House Press Secretary See also List of newspapers in California Media in San Diego References External links Early newspaper history from History of San Diego by William E. Smythe (1907–1909) Daily newspapers published in California Newspapers published in San Diego George Polk Award recipients Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting winners Pulitzer Prize-winning newspapers Publications established in 1868 1868 establishments in California Copley Press publications