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]
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 |
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