List of newspapers in California

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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.{{cite web|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=California&county=&city=&year1=2020&year2=2020&terms=&frequency=&language=ðnicity=&labor=&material_type=&lccn=&rows=50&sort=date|title=California newspapers|website=Chronicling America, Library of Congress|accessdate=March 16, 2020}}

Daily newspapers

class="wikitable sortable"

!Name

!City

!Owner

!Daily Circulation

!Niche

The Orange County RegisterAnaheimDigital First Media250,724
Bakersfield Californian

|Bakersfield

|Alta Newspaper Group

|22,000

|

Chico Enterprise-Record

|Chico

|Digital First Media

|29,000

|

Imperial Valley Press

|El Centro

|Alta Newspaper Group

|

|

Times-Standard

|Eureka

|Digital First Media

|23,000

|

Daily Republic

|Fairfield

|McNaughton Newspapers

|14,500

|

The Fresno Bee

|Fresno

|McClatchy

|157,546

|

The Union

|Grass Valley

|Alta Newspaper Group

|

|

Lodi News-Sentinel

|Lodi

|Alta Newspaper Group

|15,000

|

Long Beach Press-Telegram

|Long Beach

|Digital First Media

|41,038

|

Asbarez

|Los Angeles

|Independent

|

|Armenian-language

Investor's Business Daily

|Los Angeles

|Dow Jones & Company

|157,161

|

La Opinión

|Los Angeles

|ImpreMedia

|116,256

|Spanish-language

Los Angeles Times

|Los Angeles

|Patrick Soon-Shiong

|653,868

|

Manteca Bulletin

|Manteca

|209 Multimedia

|5,350

|

Appeal-Democrat

|Marysville

|Alta Newspaper Group

|13,000

|

Merced Sun-Star

|Merced

|McClatchy

|15,952

|

The Modesto Bee

|Modesto

|McClatchy

|56,723

|

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

|Monrovia

|Digital First Media

|57,558

|

The Monterey County Herald

|Monterey

|Digital First Media

|23,862

|

Napa Valley Register

|Napa

|Lee Enterprises

|11,947

|

The Desert Sun

|Palm Springs

|Gannett

|30,555

|

Palo Alto Daily Post

|Palo Alto

|Dave Price and Jim Pavelich

|22,000

|

Pasadena Star-News

|Pasadena

|Digital First Media

|

|

The Porterville Recorder

|Porterville

|RISN Operations

|

|

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

|Rancho Cucamonga

|Digital First Media

|38,286

|

Daily News

|Red Bluff

|Digital First Media

|7,500

|

Redding Record Searchlight

|Redding

|Gannett

|30,000

|

Redlands Daily Facts

|Redlands

|Digital First Media

|7,470

|

The Daily Independent

|Ridgecrest

|Gannett

|

|

The Press-Enterprise

|Riverside

|Digital First Media

|92,697

|

The Sacramento Bee

|Sacramento

|McClatchy

|279,032

|

The Salinas Californian

|Salinas

|Gannett

|6,207

|

The San Bernardino Sun

|San Bernardino

|Digital First Media

|93,097

|

The San Diego Union-Tribune

|San Diego

|Digital First Media

|121,321

|

San Francisco Chronicle

|San Francisco

|Hearst Corporation

|164,820

|

San Francisco Examiner

|San Francisco

|San Francisco Media Company

|75,009

|

The Mercury News

|San Jose

|Digital First Media

|527,568

|

The Tribune

|San Luis Obispo

|McClatchy

|35,000

|

San Mateo County Times

|San Mateo

|Digital First Media

|

|

San Mateo Daily Journal

|San Mateo

|Bigfoot Media

|

|

Voice of OC

|Santa Ana

|

|

|

Santa Clarita Valley Signal

|Santa Clarita

|Paladin Multimedia Group

|

|

Santa Cruz Sentinel

|Santa Cruz

|Digital First Media

|

|

Santa Maria Times

|Santa Maria

|Alta Newspaper Group

|

|

Santa Monica Daily Press

|Santa Monica

|Newlon Rouge, Inc

|28,000

|

The Press Democrat

|Santa Rosa

|Sonoma Media Investments

|54,000

|

The Record

|Stockton

|Gannett

|58,888

|

The Daily Breeze

|Torrance

|Digital First Media

|57,185

|

Ventura County Star

|Ventura

|Gannett

|

|

DailyPress

|Victorville

|Gannett

|23,000

|

Visalia Times-Delta

|Visalia

|Gannett

|16,890

|

East Bay Times

|Walnut Creek

|Digital First Media

|168,362

|

Whittier Daily News

|Whittier

|Digital First Media

|

|

The Mendocino Voice

|Willits

|Independent

|65,000

|

The Daily Democrat

|Woodland

|Digital First Media

|

|

Los Angeles Daily News

|Woodland Hills

|Digital First Media

|56,493

|

Non-daily newspapers

class="wikitable sortable"

!Name

!City

!Owner

!Circulation

!Frequency

!Niche

Alameda Sun

|Alameda

|

|23,500

|Thursdays

|Hyperlocal (City of Alameda)

Modoc County Record

|Alturas

|

|

|Weekly

|

Atascadero News

|Atascadero

|News Media Corporation

|

|Weekly

|

Auburn Journal

|Auburn

|Alta Newspaper Group

|

|Twice weekly

|

Catalina Islander

|Avalon

|

|

|Weekly

|Catalina Island

Berkeley Daily Planet

|Berkeley

|

|

|Weekly

|

Inyo Register

|Bishop

|Alta Newspaper Group

|

|Weekly

|

Brentwood Press

|Brentwood

|Greg Robinson and Sandie McNulty

|40,000

|Weekly

|Hyperlocal (East Contra Costa County)

Hellenic Journal

|Brisbane

|

|

|Monthly

|

The Calaveras Chronicle

|Calaveras County

|

|12,500

|Monthly

|

Carmel Pine Cone

|Carmel-by-the-Sea

|Paul Miller

|

|Weekly

|

Chino Valley Champion

|Chino

|Champion Newspapers

|42,600

|Weekly

|Community

Claremont Courier

|Claremont

|

|35,600{{cite news |last1=Weinberger |first1=Peter |title=Courier continues to evolve in transformative year |url=https://claremont-courier.com/latest-news/courier-continues-to-evolve-in-transformative-year-71005/ |access-date=10 August 2023 |work=Claremont Courier |date=19 November 2022}}

|Weekly

|Claremont local news

Del Norte Triplicate

|Crescent City

|Country Media, Inc.

|

|Weekly

|

The Mountain Messenger

|Downieville

|

|2,500

|Weekly

|Sierra County news

East Bay Express

|Emeryville

|

|49,766

|Weekly

|

The Coast News

|Encinitas

|Coast News Group

|20,000

|Weekly

|Local News

Times-Advocate

|Escondido

|

|15,000

|Weekly

|

Evergreen Times

|Evergreen

|Times Media, Inc.

|

|Weekly

|Community

The Sun-Gazette

|Exeter

|Mineral King Publishing, Inc.

|3,000

|Weekly

|Tulare County news since 1901

Fontana Herald News

|Fortuna

|Times Media Group

|14,381

|Weekly

|

Fullerton Observer

|Fullerton

|Fullerton Observer, LLC

|10,000

|Bimonthly

|Orange County, California news

North County News Tribune

|Fullerton

|Digital First Media

|

|Weekly

|

Galt Herald

|Galt

|Herburger Publications

|

|Weekly

|

Gardena Valley News

|Gardena

|

|10,000

|Weekly

|

Salinas Valley Tribune

|Gonzales

|New SV Media Inc.

|850

|Weekly

|

''Glendale News-Press

|Glendale

|Outlook Newspapers Group

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|Weekly

|

Independent Coast Observer

|Gualala

|

|

|Weekly

|

Gustine Press-Standard

|Gustine

|209 Multimedia

|

|Weekly

|

Half Moon Bay Review

|Half Moon Bay

|Coastside News Group

|3,000

|Weekly

|

Selma Enterprise

|Hanford

|Lee Central California Newspapers

|

|Weekly

|

The Healdsburg Tribune

|Healdsburg

|Weeklys

|

|Weekly

|

The Hemet San Jacinto Chronicle

|Hemet and San Jacinto

|PCM Publishing

|8,000

|Weekly

|Hemet and San Jacinto local/community news

Hollister Free Lance

|Hollister

|Weeklys

|

|Weekly

|

Huntington Beach Independent

|Huntington Beach

|Tribune Media

|

|Weekly

|

Idyllwild Town Crier

|Idyllwild-Pine Cove

|Idyllwild House Publishing Co. Ltd.

|2,300

|Weekly

|

Crescenta Valley Weekly

|La Crescenta

|Crescenta Valley Publishing, LLC

|8,300

|Weekly

|Community

Lompoc Record

|Lompoc

|Alta Newspaper Group

|

|Weekly

|

Los Altos Town Crier

|Los Altos

|

|16,500

|Weekly

|

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

Pacific Citizen

|Los Angeles

|

|30,000

|Monthly

|Asian-American

Armenian Observer

|Los Angeles

|

|

|Weekly

|Armenian-American

Larchmont Chronicle

|Los Angeles

|John H. Welborne

|

|Monthly

|

Los Banos Enterprise

|Los Banos

|Michael Braa

|

|Biweekly

|

Los Cerritos Community News

|La Mirada

|Hews Media Group

|

|Weekly

|Local

The Madera Tribune

|Madera

|

|

|Biweekly

|

Mammoth Times

|Mammoth Lakes

|Alta Newspaper Group

|

|Weekly

|

Sun Post

|Manteca

|

|29,000

|Weekly

|

Mendocino Beacon

|Mendocino

|Digital First Media

|

|Weekly

|

Monterey County Weekly

|Monterey

|Milestone Communications

|

|Weekly

|

West Side Index

|Newman

|209 Multimedia

|

|Weekly

|

Oakdale Leader

|Oakdale

|209 Multimedia

|

|Weekly

|

Ojai Valley News

|Ojai

|

|3,000

|Weekly

|Local news, since 1891

Cedar Street

|Pacific Grove

|

|20,000

|Weekly

|

The Palisadian-Post

|Pacific Palisades

|Alan Smolinisky

|

|Weekly

|

Pacifica Tribune

|Pacifica

|Coastside News Group

|

|Weekly

|

Paso Robles Press

|Paso Robles

|News Media Corporation

|

|Weekly

|

Placerville Mountain Democrat

|Placerville

|McNaughton Newspapers

|

|Weekly

|

Mid Valley Times

|Reedley

|Mineral King Publishing, Inc.

|13,200

|Weekly

|

Sacramento Observer

|Sacramento

|Observer Media Group

|50,000

|Weekly

|African-American

Humor Times

|Sacramento

|

|

|Monthly

|Satire

El Sol de Salinas

|Salinas

|

|

|Biweekly

|

Indian Voices

|San Diego

|Black Rose Communications

|6,000

|Monthly

|Native American

The Southern Cross

|San Diego

|Bishop of San Diego

|37,000

|Monthly

|Religion (Catholicism)

Kstati

|San Francisco

|

|9,000

|Weekly

|Russian-American

Kstati

|San Francisco

|Kstati Publishing Company

|9,000

|Bimonthly

|

Alianza Metropolitan

|San Jose

|Rossana Drumond

|

|Weekly

|

Willow Glen Resident

|San Jose

|Digital First Media

|

|Weekly

|

India-West

|San Leandro

|India-West Publications

|25,000

|Weekly

|Indo-American

The Paper

|San Marcos

|

|20,000

|Weekly

|

Random Lengths News

|San Pedro

|

|22,500

|Biweekly

|Hyperlocal (harbor-area communities)

San Lorenzo Valley Post

|Santa Cruz Mountains

|San Lorenzo Valley Post, LLC

|10,000

|Monthly

|News, Events

Santa Clara Weekly

|Santa Clara

|Santa Clara Eagle Publishing

|

|Weekly

|

The Comic News

|Santa Cruz

|

|

|Monthly

|Satire, Cartoons

Santa Cruz Mountain Bulletin

|Santa Cruz Mountains

|Wendy Sigmund / Mountain Publishing

|6,500

|Monthly

|Community

Press Banner

|Scotts Valley

|Tank Town Media

|20,000

|Weekly

|

Sonoma Valley Sun

|Sonoma

|

|

|Weekly

|

Taft Independent

|Taft

|

|3,500

|Weekly

|

The Ark

|Tiburon

|AMMI Publishing Co. Inc.

|2,550

|Weekly

|Hyperlocal (Tiburon, Belvedere, and Strawberry)

Tracy Press

|Tracy

|Tank Town Media

|10,000

|Weekly

|

Turlock Journal

|Turlock

|209 Multimedia

|4,000

|Weekly

|

Ukiah Daily Journal

|Ukiah

|Digital First Media

|

|Weekly

|

Valley Roadrunner

|Valley Center

|

|4,000

|Weekly

|

Trinity Journal

|Weaverville

|

|4,100

|Weekly

|

Student newspapers

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Defunct newspapers

See List of Defunct California Newspapers

See also

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References

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