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
Name | City | Owner | Daily Circulation | Niche |
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The Mercury News[2] | San Jose | Digital First Media | 527,568 | |
Los Angeles Times[3] | Los Angeles | Patrick Soon-Shiong | 653,868 | |
The Sacramento Bee | Sacramento | McClatchy | 279,032 | |
The Orange County Register | Anaheim | Digital First Media | 250,724 | |
East Bay Times | Walnut Creek | Digital First Media | 168,362 | |
San Francisco Chronicle | San Francisco | Hearst Corporation | 164,820 | |
The Fresno Bee | Fresno | McClatchy | 157,546 | |
Investor's Business Daily | Los Angeles | 157,161 | ||
The San Diego Union-Tribune | San Diego | Patrick Soon-Shiong | 121,321 | |
La Opinión | Los Angeles | ImpreMedia | 116,256 | Spanish-language |
The Press-Enterprise | Riverside | Digital First Media | 92,697 | |
San Francisco Examiner | San Francisco | San Francisco Media Company | 75,009 | |
The Record | Stockton | Fortress Investment Group | 58,888 | |
San Gabriel Valley Tribune | Monrovia | Digital First Media | 57,558 | |
The Daily Breeze | Torrance | Digital First Media | 57,185 | |
The Modesto Bee | Modesto | McClatchy | 56,723 | |
Los Angeles Daily News | Woodland Hills | Digital First Media | 56,493 | |
The Press Democrat | Santa Rosa | Sonoma Media Investments | 54,000 | |
Long Beach Press-Telegram | Long Beach | Digital First Media | 41,038 | |
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | Rancho Cucamonga | Digital First Media | 38,286 | |
The Tribune | San Luis Obispo | McClatchy | 35,000 | |
The Desert Sun | Palm Springs | Gannett | 30,555[4] | |
Redding Record Searchlight | Redding | Gannett | 30,000 | |
Chico Enterprise-Record | Chico | Digital First Media | 29,000 | |
Santa Monica Daily Press | Santa Monica | Newlon Rouge, Inc | 28,000 | |
Santa Barbara News-Press | Santa Barbara | Ampersand Publishing | 25,973 | |
The Monterey County Herald | Monterey | Digital First Media | 23,862 | |
DailyPress | Victorville | Gannett | 23,000 | |
Times-Standard | Eureka | Digital First Media | 23,000 | |
Bakersfield Californian | Bakersfield | Virginia F. Moorhouse | 22,000 | |
Palo Alto Daily Post | Palo Alto | Daily Post | 22,000 | |
Visalia Times-Delta | Visalia | Gannett | 16,890[4] | |
Merced Sun-Star | Merced | McClatchy | 15,952 | |
The Mendocino Voice | Willits | Independent | 65,000 | |
Lodi News-Sentinel | Lodi | Central Valley News-Sentinel Inc. | 15,000 | |
Daily Republic | Fairfield | McNaughton Newspapers | 14,500 | |
Appeal-Democrat | Marysville | Horizon Publications | 13,000 | |
Napa Valley Register | Napa | Lee Enterprises | 11,947 | |
The Daily Californian | Berkeley | Independent Berkeley Students Publishing Company | 10,000 | Student (UC Berkeley) |
Daily Trojan | Los Angeles | University of Southern California (USC) | 10,000 | Student (USC) |
Daily Bruin | Los Angeles | ASUCLA Communications Board | 9,000 | Student (UCLA) |
The Stanford Daily | Stanford | The Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation | 8,000 | Student (Stanford University) |
Daily News | Red Bluff | Digital First Media | 7,500 | |
Redlands Daily Facts | Redlands | Digital First Media | 7,470 | |
The Salinas Californian | Salinas | Gannett | 6,207[4] | |
Manteca Bulletin | Manteca | 209 Multimedia | 5,350 | |
Asbarez[5] | Los Angeles | Armenian-language | ||
Pasadena Star-News | Pasadena | |||
The Porterville Recorder | Porterville | RISN Operations / Glacier Media | ||
The Daily Independent | Ridgecrest | Gannett | ||
San Mateo County Times | San Mateo | Digital First Media | ||
San Mateo Daily Journal | San Mateo | Bigfoot Media | ||
Santa Clarita Valley Signal | Santa Clarita | Paladin Multimedia Group | ||
Santa Cruz Sentinel | Santa Cruz | Digital First Media | ||
Ventura County Star | Ventura | Gannett | ||
The Daily Democrat | Woodland | Digital First Media | ||
Whittier Daily News | Whittier | Digital First Media | ||
Voice of OC | Santa Ana | |||
The Union | Grass Valley | Gold Hill California Media |
Non-Daily Newspapers
Name | City | Owner | Circulation | Frequency | Niche |
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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 | Community |
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 | Mineral King 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 | Fullerton Observer, LLC | 10,000 | Bimonthly | 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 | 8,300 | 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 | ||
Placerville Mountain Democrat | Placerville | McNaughton Newspapers | 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 | 20,000 | Weekly | Local News |
Evergreen Times | Evergreen | imes Media, Inc., | Weekly | Community | |
Kstati | San Francisco | Kstati Publishing Company | 9,000 | Bimonthly |
Defunct Newspapers
See List of Defunct California Newspapers
- Alameda Times-Star
- Anaheim Bulletin [8]
- The Argus (Fremont)
- Beverly Hills Post
- Burbank Daily Review [9]
- Weekly Butte Democrat, Oroville, 1859–1862
- California Eagle (Los Angeles)
- The Californian (San Francisco)
- Chung Sai Yat Po (San Francisco, Chinese)
- Clovis Independent
- Hayward Daily Review
- Daily Star-Progress (La Habra) [10]
- Dinuba Sentinel
- Evening Outlook (Santa Monica)
- Fortuna Advance (Fortuna) (existed in 1905)
- Fullerton News-Tribune [11]
- The Golden Era (San Francisco)
- Hokubei Mainichi Newspaper (San Francisco, Japanese)
- Hollywood Citizen (1931–1970)[12]
- Hollywood Star
- Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News
- Los Angeles Examiner (1903–1962)[13]
- Los Angeles Herald-Examiner (1962–1989)[14]
- Los Angeles Herald Express (1931–1962)[15]
- Los Angeles Mirror
- Los Angeles Record [16]
- Los Angeles Saturday Night (1920–1934, illustrated weekly by Samuel Travers Clover)
- Napa Sentinel
- The Nevada Journal (Nevada City)
- Nichi Bei Times (San Francisco, Japanese)
- North County Times (Escondido)
- Oakland Tribune
- OC Weekly
- Oxnard Press-Courier
- The Pacific Ensign
- Progress Bulletin (Pomona)
- Sacramento Union (1851–1994)[17]
- San Bruno Herald
- San Diego Daily Journal (1944–1950)[18]
- San Francisco Bay Guardian
- San Francisco Call (1856–1913)[19]
- San Francisco Evening Bulletin (1929–1959)[20]
- San Francisco Frontiers (1994–2002)[21]
- The San Francisco News (1903–1959)[22]
- San Mateo County Times
- San Mateo Daily News
- Sanger Herald
- Viet Mercury (San Jose, Vietnamese)
See also
References
- ^ "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
- ^ "The bulletin. [volume]".
- ^ "Burbank daily review".
- ^ "Daily star-progress. [volume]".
- ^ "Daily news tribune".
- ^ "About Hollywood citizen news. [volume] (Hollywood, Calif.) 1968–1970 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
- ^ "About Los Angeles examiner. [volume] (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1903–1962 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
- ^ "About Los Angeles evening and Sunday herald examiner. [volume] (Los Angeles, Calif) 1962–1977 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
- ^ "About Los Angeles evening herald express. [volume] (Los Angeles, Ca[lif.]) 1950–1962 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
- ^ "Los Angeles record".
- ^ "About The Sacramento union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1903–1991 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
- ^ "About The San Diego daily journal. [volume] (San Diego, Calif.) 1944-19?? « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
- ^ "About The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895–1913 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
- ^ "About The San Francisco call bulletin. [microfilm reel] (San Francisco, Calif.) 1929–1959 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
- ^ Wallace, Bill (2002-08-07). "Frontiers magazine exits S.F." SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "About The San Francisco news. [volume] (San Francisco, Calif.) 1927–1959 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
Archival collections
- "Guide to the California Newspaper Collection, Special Collections and Archives". The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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