michael deyoung was now the publisher of the chronicle. >> michael deyoung doesn't seem to learn much from his brother's fate. in the early 1880s, he takes on the spreks family. they were too big and too mean to take on. >> michael deyoung published frequent stories and editorials, alleging fraud and other misconduct by the hawaiian commercial and sugar company. he sought revenge. in november of 1884, he confronted deyoung and shot him twice. deyoung survived. he was tried for attempted murder and acquitted. >> generally, in this realm of society at that time is -- you can get off a reasonable cause very easily. there seemed to be no libel laws at that time which makes the reading colorful and exciting. >> today the deyoung's newspaper is published as the san francisco chronicle. >> when "birth of a city" returns. >>> actress matte it may on saturday afternoon, market street was a popular area where many of the city's interesting figures packed and reviewed. actors, writers, politicians, and celebrities of the sporting fraternity with pretty women. >> it was the decade of the gay '90s