List of newspapers in California
This is a list of newspapers in California actively being published daily and non-daily. There were over 1,300 newspapers published in California at the beginning of 2020.[1]
Daily Newspapers[edit]
Non-Daily Newspapers[edit]
| Name | City | Owner | Circulation | Frequency | Niche | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalina Islander | Avalon | Weekly | Catalina Island[6] | ||||
| Xone Autosport News | Los Angeles | 233,200 | Weekly | Formula One and IndyCar news (International) | |||
| Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles | 125,000 | Weekly | African-American | |||
| The Epoch Times | Los Angeles | Epoch Times Media Group | 30,000 | Weekly | News and lifestyle | ||
| The Hemet San Jacinto Chronicle | Hemet and San Jacinto | PCM Publishing | 8,000 | Weekly | Hemet and San Jacinto local/community news | ||
| Sacramento Observer | Sacramento | Observer Media Group | 50,000 | Weekly | African-American | ||
| East Bay Express | Emeryville | 49,766 | Weekly | ||||
| Brentwood Press | Brentwood, CA | Greg Robinson and Sandie McNulty | 40,000 | Weekly | Hyperlocal (East Contra Costa County) | ||
| Chino Champion | Chino | Champion Newspapers | 42,600 | Weekly | |||
| Pacific Citizen | Los Angeles | 30,000 | Monthly | Asian-American | |||
| Sun Post | Manteca | 29,000 | Weekly | ||||
| India-West | San Leandro | India-West Publications | 25,000 | Weekly | Indo-American | ||
| Alameda Sun | Alameda | 23,500 | Thursdays | Hyperlocal (City of Alameda) | |||
| Random Lengths News | San Pedro | 22,500 | Every other Thursday | Hyperlocal (harbor-area communities) | |||
| Cedar Street | Pacific Grove | 20,000 | Weekly | ||||
| Los Altos Town Crier | Los Altos | 16,500 | Weekly | ||||
| The Paper | San Marcos | 20,000 | Weekly | ||||
| Times-Advocate | Escondido | 15,000 | Weekly | ||||
| Mid Valley Times | Reedley | Mid-Valley Publishing Inc. | 13,200 | Weekly | |||
| The Calaveras Chronicle | Calaveras County | 12,500 | Monthly | ||||
| Press Banner | Scotts Valley | Tank Town Media | 20,000 | Weekly | |||
| Tracy Press | Tracy | Tank Town Media | 10,000 | Weekly | |||
| Kstati | San Francisco | 9,000 | Weekly | Russian-American | |||
| Half Moon Bay Review | Half Moon Bay | Coastside News Group | 3,000 | Weekly | |||
| Pacifica Tribune | Pacifica | Coastside News Group | Weekly | ||||
| Indian Voices | San Diego | Black Rose Communications | 6,000 | Monthly | Native American | ||
| Trinity Journal | Weaverville | 4,100 | Weekly | ||||
| Turlock Journal | Turlock | 209 Multimedia | 4,000 | Weekly | |||
| Valley Roadrunner | Valley Center | 4,000 | Weekly | ||||
| Taft Independent | Taft | 3,500 | Weekly | ||||
| Ojai Valley News | Ojai | 3,000 | Weekly | Local news, since 1891 | |||
| The Sun-Gazette | Exeter | Mineral King Publishing, Inc. | 3,000 | Weekly | Tulare County news since 1901 | ||
| The Ark | Tiburon | AMMI Publishing Co. Inc. | 2,550 | Wednesdays | Hyperlocal (Tiburon, Belvedere, and Strawberry) | ||
| The Mountain Messenger | Downieville | 2,500 | Thursdays | Sierra County news | |||
| Humor Times | Sacramento | Monthly | Satire | ||||
| The Comic News | Santa Cruz | Monthly | Satire, Cartoons | ||||
| The Madera Tribune | Madera | Biweekly | |||||
| Modoc County Record | Alturas | Weekly | |||||
| Atascadero News | Atascadero | News Media Corporation | Weekly | ||||
| Berkeley Daily Planet | Berkeley | Weekly | |||||
| Fullerton Observer[7] | Fullerton | 10,000 | Bimonthly | Fullerton Observer, LLC | Orange County, California news | ||
| Hollister Free Lance | Hollister | Metro Newspapers | Weekly | ||||
| Huntington Beach Independent | Huntington Beach | Tribune Media | Weekly | ||||
| Armenian Observer | Los Angeles | Weekly | Armenian-American | ||||
| Galt Herald | Galt | Herburger Publications | Weekly | ||||
| Larchmont Chronicle | Los Angeles | John H. Welborne | Monthly | ||||
| Mendocino Beacon | Mendocino | Digital First Media | Weekly | ||||
| Monterey County Weekly | Monterey | Milestone Communications | Weekly | ||||
| The Palisadian-Post | Pacific Palisades | Alan Smolinisky | Weekly | ||||
| Paso Robles Press | Paso Robles | News Media Corporation | Weekly | ||||
| Santa Clara Weekly | Santa Clara | Santa Clara Eagle Publishing | Weekly | ||||
| Sonoma Valley Sun | Sonoma | Weekly | |||||
| Crescenta Valley Weekly | La Crescenta | Crescenta Valley Publishing, LLC | 8300 | Weekly | Community | ||
| Hellenic Journal | Brisbane | Monthly | |||||
| The Southern Cross | San Diego | Bishop of San Diego | 37,000 | Monthly | Religion (Catholicism) | ||
| Idyllwild Town Crier | Idyllwild-Pine Cove | Idyllwild House Publishing Co. Ltd. | 2,300 | Weekly | |||
| West Side Index | Newman | 209 Multimedia | Weekly | ||||
| Gustine Press-Standard | Gustine | 209 Multimedia | Weekly | ||||
| Oakdale Leader | Oakdale | 209 Multimedia | Weekly | ||||
| Santa Cruz Mountain Bulletin | Santa Cruz Mountains | Wendy Sigmund / Mountain Publishing | 6,500 | Monthly | Community | ||
| The Student Life | Claremont | Weekly | Student | ||||
| The State Hornet | Sacramento | The State Hornet | 22,000 | Biweekly | Student, Sacramento news | ||
| The Coast News | Encinitas | Coast News Group | 20000 | Weekly | Local News | ||
| Kstati | San Francisco | Kstati Publishing Company | 9,000 | Bimonthly |
Defunct Newspapers[edit]
See List of Defunct California Newspapers
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "California newspapers". Chronicling America, Library of Congress. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ Founded 1851, OCLC 145122249
- ^ Founded in 1881, OCLC 3638237
- ^ a b c "Gannett Annual Report, 2015" (PDF). Gannett Co. Inc. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ OCLC 3973991
- ^ "About Us | the Catalina Islander".
- ^ Founded in 1978, Independent, community written, https://www.fullertonobserver.com
Archival collections[edit]
- "Guide to the California Newspaper Collection, Special Collections and Archives". The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
