I am not sure that either paper really understands what they are doing on the Net. The American Journalism Review NewsLink has a lot of good articles about how newspapers are using the Net - what works and what does not. The Chronicle and Examiner generate a significant number of the journalistic stories in the bay area. These need to be presented in a way that is both interesting and easy to access. It must be recognized that the Internet is not just a replacement for print.
People use the Internet more ways than just keeping up with daily news.
More study about how people really use the Internet locally could help. The Internet is becoming a powerful reference and research tool. Specific editors assigned to subject areas should be listed with email addresses. This would facilitate contact for follow on stories. Give all writers Internet access Adopt the sidewalk ad format with 4 ads per page to increase revenues.