"This is a great chance for me to write about what I love: San Francisco and the Bay Area and all the politics, personalities and eye-opening exploits that entails," Garcia said. "I'm looking forward to the competition and helping The Examiner grow in its role as the must-read local newspaper. It will be fun to be in a position again to really stir things up."

He certainly has more in common politically with publisher Phillip Anschutz than, say, former columnist and political editor Adriel Hampton. Look for progressives to point to this as yet another rightward shift for the Examiner, which seems to be doing everything in their power to make the Chronicle look like the 'liberal' paper in this town. Hopefully nobody will go and attack the offices of the Examiner with Molotov Cocktails. His new column debuts next Tuesday, and will run three times a week.