In a cost-cutting move that ultimately hurt the "Oakland Tribune", the Southern Alameda County and Contra Costa County editions were trimmed. That opened the areas to Floyd Sparks (1900–1988), the owner of the "Hayward Daily Review", and Dean Lesher (1902–1993), owner since 1947 of the "Contra Costa Times". In early 1968, "Oakland Tribune" circulation rose because the major San Francisco newspapers were on strike. When the "San Francisco Chronicle" and "San Francisco Examiner" returned, "Tribune" sales fell in home delivery and on-the-street sales.