Tribune in Bidding to Buy Former San Diego Union Tribune

Capital New York: Tribune Publishing is said to be one of three final bidders on the acquisition of U-T San Diego, the entity formerly known as the San Diego Union-Tribune. For Tribune Publishing, spun off from Tribune Broadcasting six months ago, San Diego — California’s second largest city, and the tenth most affluent metro area in the nation, with a population of 3.2 million — would become the company’s ninth metro market, and a new twist to CEO Jack Griffin’s clustering strategy.