Its print origins date to 1882, when it was called the National City Record; it took on its The Daily Transcript name in 1886.
[1] It was considered official newspaper of record for San Diego, which would lead to its having a "bid board" where public notice would be printed of government contract work.
[1] As a consequence, The Daily Transcript became, in the words of one account of its history, "the business community's go-to publication for industry news and listings.
[2] It was one of the first newspapers to have an online presence, the San Diego Source, which was launched in 1994 and existed for two decades.
[3] But times were tough all over for newspapers – even more so in this case because the online posting of government bid information took away much of its readership – and in 2015, The Daily Transcript was scheduled to close.