After several years he left this position to become a full-time correspondent of the Sacramento Union.

At this time, the Bee was in competition with the Sacramento Union, a newspaper founded in 1851.

He began working for the Sacramento Union at age 18.

On August 20, the Sacramento Union featured an article on the format switch.

The "Sandwich Island book," as may be imagined, was made up of his letters to the Sacramento Union.

On July 22, 1990, Farah became editor of the Sacramento Union.

The Sacramento Union suspended publication of both the paper and the website in March 2009.

"Sacramento Union shifts from six to three days a week," Editor & Publisher, October 30, 1993.

In 1962 he became editor and publisher for the Sacramento Union.

Instead, he dropped out and returned to Sacramento, beginning a career as a journalist with the Sacramento Union.