| Type | Online Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | MediaNews Group |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | San Jose, CA Santa Clara County |
| Circulation | 21,350 |
| Website | www |
The Sunnyvale Sun is a weekly newspaper published on Fridays serving the city of Sunnyvale, California and surrounding Santa Clara county. Its circulation is estimated to be 21,350. [1] The Sunnyvale Sun is the paper of record for Sunnyvale, where community public notices are posted. [2]
The Sun may have been originally founded in the early 1900s, as there was a paper by that name then. It was subsequently called the Sunnyvale Standard from around 1904–1958. [3] For a short time in 1959 it was renamed the Sunnyvale Standard and the Daily Mountain View Register Leader. [4]
In its current form, the Sunnyvale Sun was founded as part of a group of weekly newspapers in the Metro Newspapers group, called Silicon Valley Community Newspapers. Dan Pulcrano and David Cohen co-founded Metro Newspapers in 1985. [5] [6] In 2001, Silicon Valley Community Newspapers, spun off from Metro Newspapers, under chief executive officer David Cohen. [7] In 2005, Cohen sold Silicon Valley Community Newspapers to Knight Ridder, though he stayed on as publisher and chief executive for the SVCN papers. [8]
In 2006, Knight Ridder was purchased by McClatchy Co., [9] which immediately sold SVCN and the San Jose Mercury News to MediaNews Group. [10] MediaNews Group is now known as Digital First Media. Silicon Valley Community Newspapers and the Sunnyvale Sun are published as part of the San Jose Mercury News. [1] As part of its merger with San Jose Mercury News, Sunnyvale Sun is offered as part of a subscription model, rather than as a free weekly paper. [11]