Local ownership difference between Fallbrook newspaper and Chargers

In December, the National Football League's Chargers will be concluding their first season since leaving San Diego for Los Angeles. On Dec. 18, the Fallbrook/Bonsall Village News will be celebrating 20 years as Fallbrook's community weekly paper. The contrast demonstrates the commitment local ownership has in maintaining a local asset.

Fallbrook's previous weekly paper was the Fallbrook Enterprise. By 1997 the Enterprise and the suburban daily the North County Times had common ownership, specifically the Tribune Company out of Chicago. The Enterprise wasn't losing money, but the out-of-town be...