List of newspapers in California

"California newspapers" redirects here. For historical information, see History of newspapers in California.

As of 2025, there have been over 1,400 newspapers published in California. ^[1] Active daily, non-daily, and student newspapers are listed first, followed by defunct newspapers.

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Daily newspapers

Name	City	Owner	Niche
The Orange County Register	Anaheim	Digital First Media
Bakersfield Californian	Bakersfield	Alta Newspaper Group
Chico Enterprise-Record	Chico	Digital First Media
Imperial Valley Press	El Centro	Alta Newspaper Group
Times-Standard	Eureka	Digital First Media
Daily Republic	Fairfield	McNaughton Newspapers
The Fresno Bee	Fresno	McClatchy
The Union	Grass Valley	Alta Newspaper Group
Lodi News-Sentinel	Lodi	Alta Newspaper Group
Long Beach Press-Telegram	Long Beach	Digital First Media
Asbarez	Los Angeles	Armenian Revolutionary Federation	Armenian-language
Investor's Business Daily	Los Angeles	Dow Jones & Company
La Opinión	Los Angeles	ImpreMedia	Spanish-language
Los Angeles Times	Los Angeles	Patrick Soon-Shiong
Manteca Bulletin	Manteca	209 Multimedia
Appeal-Democrat	Marysville	Alta Newspaper Group
Merced Sun-Star	Merced	McClatchy
The Modesto Bee	Modesto	McClatchy
San Gabriel Valley Tribune	Monrovia	Digital First Media
The Monterey County Herald	Monterey	Digital First Media
Napa Valley Register	Napa	Lee Enterprises
Marin Independent Journal	Novato	Digital First Media
The Desert Sun	Palm Springs	Gannett
Palo Alto Daily Post	Palo Alto	Dave Price and Jim Pavelich
Pasadena Star-News	Pasadena	Digital First Media
The Porterville Recorder	Porterville	RISN Operations
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin	Rancho Cucamonga	Digital First Media
Daily News	Red Bluff	Digital First Media
Redding Record Searchlight	Redding	Gannett
Redlands Daily Facts	Redlands	Digital First Media
The Daily Independent	Ridgecrest	Gannett
The Press-Enterprise	Riverside	Digital First Media
The Sacramento Bee	Sacramento	McClatchy
The Salinas Californian	Salinas	Gannett
The San Bernardino Sun	San Bernardino	Digital First Media
The San Diego Union-Tribune	San Diego	Digital First Media
San Francisco Chronicle	San Francisco	Hearst Corporation
San Francisco Examiner	San Francisco	Clint Reilly Communications
The Mercury News	San Jose	Digital First Media
The Tribune	San Luis Obispo	McClatchy
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
The Press Democrat	Santa Rosa	Digital First Media
The Record	Stockton	Gannett
The Daily Breeze	Torrance	Digital First Media
Ventura County Star	Ventura	Gannett
Daily Press	Victorville	Gannett
Visalia Times-Delta	Visalia	Gannett
East Bay Times	Walnut Creek	Digital First Media
Whittier Daily News	Whittier	Digital First Media
The Mendocino Voice	Willits
The Daily Democrat	Woodland	Digital First Media
Los Angeles Daily News	Woodland Hills	Digital First Media
Siskiyou Daily News	Yreka	Gannett

Non-daily newspapers

Name	City	Owner	Frequency	Niche
Alameda Sun	Alameda		Weekly
The 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	Weekly	Hyperlocal (East Contra Costa County)
Hellenic Journal	Brisbane		Monthly
Mojave Desert News	California City		Weekly
Carmel Pine Cone	Carmel-by-the-Sea	Paul Miller	Weekly
Chino Valley Champion	Chino	Champion Newspapers	Weekly
The Star-News	Chula Vista		Weekly
Claremont Courier	Claremont		Weekly
Del Norte Triplicate	Crescent City	Country Media, Inc.	Weekly
The Davis Enterprise	Davis	McNaughton Newspapers	Twice-weekly
The Mountain Messenger	Downieville		Weekly	Sierra County news
Elk Grove Citizen	Elk Grove	Messenger Publishing Group	Weekly
East Bay Express	Emeryville		Weekly
The Coast News	Encinitas	Coast News Group	Weekly
Times-Advocate	Escondido		Weekly
Evergreen Times	Evergreen	Times Media, Inc.	Weekly
The Sun-Gazette	Exeter	Mineral King Publishing, Inc.	Weekly	Tulare County news since 1901
The Folsom Telegraph	Folsom		Weekly
Fontana Herald News	Fontana	Times Media Group	Weekly
Fullerton Observer	Fullerton	Fullerton Observer, LLC	Bimonthly	Orange County, California news
North County News Tribune	Fullerton	Digital First Media	Weekly
The Galt Herald	Galt	Messenger Publishing Group	Weekly
Gardena Valley News	Gardena		Weekly
Glendale News-Press	Glendale	Outlook Newspapers Group	Weekly
Salinas Valley Tribune	Gonzales	New SV Media Inc.	Weekly
Gridley Herald	Gridley	Messenger Publishing Group	Weekly
Independent Coast Observer	Gualala		Weekly
Gustine Press-Standard	Gustine	209 Multimedia	Weekly
Half Moon Bay Review	Half Moon Bay	Coastside News Group	Weekly
Hanford Sentinel	Hanford	Santa Maria California News Media Inc.	Weekly
The Healdsburg Tribune	Healdsburg	Weeklys	Weekly
The Hemet San Jacinto Chronicle	Hemet and San Jacinto	PCM Publishing	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.	Weekly
Amador Ledger-Dispatch	Jackson	Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians	Weekly
Crescenta Valley Weekly	La Crescenta	Crescenta Valley Publishing, LLC	Weekly
Lincoln News Messenger	Lincoln	Alta Newspaper Group	Weekly
Lompoc Record	Lompoc	Alta Newspaper Group	Weekly
Los Altos Town Crier	Los Altos		Weekly
Los Angeles Sentinel	Los Angeles		Weekly	African-American
The Epoch Times	Los Angeles	Epoch Times Media Group	Weekly	News and lifestyle
Pacific Citizen	Los Angeles		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
The Madera Tribune	Madera		Biweekly
Mammoth Times	Mammoth Lakes	Alta Newspaper Group	Weekly
Sun Post	Manteca		Weekly
Mendocino Beacon	Mendocino	Digital First Media	Weekly
The Almanac	Menlo Park	Embarcadero Media Foundation	Weekly
Monterey County Weekly	Monterey	Milestone Communications	Weekly
Mountain View Voice	Mountain View	Embarcadero Media Foundation	Weekly
West Side Index	Newman	209 Multimedia	Weekly
Oakdale Leader	Oakdale	209 Multimedia	Weekly
Ojai Valley News	Ojai		Weekly	Local news, since 1891
Cedar Street	Pacific Grove		Weekly
The Palisadian-Post	Pacific Palisades	Alan Smolinisky	Weekly
Pacifica Tribune	Pacifica	Coastside News Group	Weekly
Palo Alto Weekly	Palo Alto	Embarcadero Media Foundation	Weekly	First newspaper to put entire catalog online
Paso Robles Press	Paso Robles	News Media Corporation	Weekly
Placerville Mountain Democrat	Placerville	McNaughton Newspapers	Weekly
Pleasanton Weekly	Pleasanton	Embarcadero Media Foundation	Weekly
Rancho Cordova Grapevine-Independent	Rancho Cordova	Messenger Publishing Group	Weekly
Redwood City Pulse	Redwood City	Embarcadero Media Foundation	Weekly
Mid Valley Times	Reedley	Mineral King Publishing, Inc.	Weekly
The Placer Herald	Rocklin	Alta Newspaper Group	Weekly
The Roseville Press Tribune	Roseville	Alta Newspaper Group	Weekly
Sacramento Observer	Sacramento	Observer Media Group	Weekly	African-American
Humor Times	Sacramento		Monthly	Satire
El Sol de Salinas	Salinas		Biweekly
Calaveras Enterprise	San Andreas	Hope Publications LLC	Weekly
Indian Voices	San Diego	Black Rose Communications	Monthly	Native American
The Southern Cross	San Diego	Bishop of San Diego	Monthly	Religion (Catholicism)
Kstati	San Francisco	Kstati Publishing Company	Weekly	Russian-American
Alianza Metropolitan	San Jose	Rossana Drumond	Weekly
Willow Glen Resident	San Jose	Digital First Media	Weekly
India-West	San Leandro	India-West Publications	Weekly	Indo-American
San Lorenzo Valley Post	Santa Cruz Mountains	San Lorenzo Valley Post, LLC	Monthly
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	Monthly
Press Banner	Scotts Valley	Tank Town Media	Weekly
Selma Enterprise	Selma	Santa Maria California News Media Inc.	Weekly
Sonoma Valley Sun	Sonoma		Weekly
Tahoe Daily Tribune	South Lake Tahoe	Swift Communications	Weekly
The Ark	Tiburon	AMMI Publishing Co. Inc.	Weekly	Hyperlocal (Tiburon, Belvedere, and Strawberry)
Tracy Press	Tracy	Tank Town Media	Weekly
Sierra Sun	Truckee	Swift Communications	Weekly
Turlock Journal	Turlock	209 Multimedia	Weekly
Ukiah Daily Journal	Ukiah	Digital First Media	Weekly
Valley Roadrunner	Valley Center		Weekly
Trinity Journal	Weaverville		Weekly
The Willits News	Willits	Digital First Media	Biweekly
Hi-Desert Star	Yucca Valley		Weekly

Student newspapers

Office of The Student Life , the Claremont Colleges' newspaper

• Azusa Pacific University – The Clause
• Bakersfield College – The Renegade Rip
• Biola University – The Chimes
• Cabrillo College – The Voice
• California Baptist University – The Banner
• California Institute of Technology – The California Tech
• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – Mustang News
• California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt – The Lumberjack
• California State Polytechnic University, Pomona – The Poly Post , The Pomona Point
• California State University, Chico – The Orion
• California State University, East Bay – The Pioneer
• California State University, Dominguez Hills – The Bulletin
• California State University, Fresno – The Daily Collegian
• California State University, Fullerton – The Daily Titan
• California State University, Long Beach – 22 West Magazine, Daily Forty-Niner and DIG magazine
• California State University, Los Angeles – University Times
• California State University, Monterey Bay – The Lutrinae
• California State University, Northridge – The Daily Sundial
• California State University, Sacramento – The State Hornet
• California State University, San Bernardino – Coyote Chronicle
• California State University, San Marcos – Cougar Chronicle
• Cerritos College – Talon Marks
• Chapman University – The Panther
• City College of San Francisco – Guardsman
• Claremont Colleges – The Student Life
• Claremont McKenna College – The Forum
• College of the Desert – The Chaparral
• College of Marin – Echo Times
• Concordia University, Irvine – Hilltop Herald
• Contra Costa College – The Advocate
• Cuesta College – The Cuestonian
• The Culinary Institute of America (Greystone campus) – Sage Thymes
• De Anza College – La Voz
• Diablo Valley College – The Inquirer
• Foothill College – The Sentinel
• Glendale College – El Vaquero
• Laney College – The Citizen
• Life Chiropractic College West – Lifelines
• Long Beach City College – The Viking Online
• Los Angeles Valley College – The Valley Star
• Los Medanos College – Experience
• Loyola Marymount University – The Los Angeles Loyolan
• Occidental College – The Occidental
• Ohlone College — "The Ohlone Monitor″
• Pasadena City College – Courier
• San Diego State University – The Daily Aztec
• San Francisco State University – The Golden Gate [X]press
• San José State University – The Spartan Daily
• Santa Ana College – el Don
• Santa Clara University – The Santa Clara
• Santa Monica College – The Corsair
• Scripps College – The Scripps Voice
• Sonoma State University – The Sonoma State STAR
• Stanford University – The Stanford Daily , The Stanford Review
• University of California, Berkeley – The Daily Californian ,The Free Peach
• University of California, Davis – The California Aggie
• University of California, Irvine – New University
• University of California, Los Angeles – Daily Bruin
• University of California, Merced – The Prodigy
• University of California, Riverside – The Highlander
• University of California, San Diego – The UCSD Guardian
• University of California, Santa Barbara – Daily Nexus , The Bottom Line
• University of California, Santa Cruz – City on a Hill Press
• University of San Diego – The USD Vista, California Review
• University of San Diego School of Law – Motions
• University of San Francisco – San Francisco Foghorn
• University of Southern California – Daily Trojan
• Whittier College – The Quaker Campus

Defunct newspapers

See also: List of defunct newspapers of the United States § California

• Alameda Times-Star
• Anaheim Bulletin ^[2]
• The Argus (Fremont)
• Beverly Hills Post
• Burbank Daily Review ^[3]
• Weekly Butte Democrat , Oroville, 1859–1862
• California Eagle (Los Angeles)
• The Californian (San Francisco)
• Chung Sai Yat Po (San Francisco, Chinese)
• Clovis Independent
• Contra Costa Times (Contra Costa County)
• La Crónica (Los Angeles, Spanish, 1872–1892) ^[4]
• Hayward Daily Review
• The Daily Alta California
• Daily Star-Progress (La Habra) ^[5]
• Delano Record
• Dinuba Sentinel
• The Elevator
• Evening Outlook (Santa Monica)
• Fillmore Herald
• Fortuna Advance (Fortuna) (existed in 1905)
• Fullerton News-Tribune ^[6]
• The Golden Era (San Francisco)
• Hayward Journal
• Hispano América (San Francisco, Spanish, 1917–1934) ^[7]
• Hokubei Mainichi Newspaper (San Francisco, Japanese)
• Hollywood Citizen (1931–1970) ^[8]
• Hollywood Star
• Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News
• Los Angeles Examiner (1903–1962) ^[9]
• Los Angeles Herald-Examiner (1962–1989) ^[10]
• Los Angeles Herald Express (1931–1962) ^[11]
• Los Angeles Mirror
• Los Angeles Record ^[12]
• Los Angeles Saturday Night (1920–1934, illustrated weekly by Samuel Travers Clover)
• Los Angeles Star / La Estrella de Los Ángeles (Bilingual English/Spanish, 1851–1879)
• 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) ^[13]
• Santa Barbara News-Press (1868–2023)
• San Bruno Herald
• San Diego Daily Journal (1944–1950) ^[14]
• The San Diego Sun (1908–1939) ^[15]
• San Francisco Bay Guardian
• San Francisco Call (1856–1913) ^[16]
• San Francisco Evening Bulletin (1929–1959) ^[17]
• San Francisco Frontiers (1994–2002) ^[18]
• The San Francisco News (1903–1959) ^[19]
• San Mateo County Times
• San Mateo Daily News
• Sanger Herald
• La Sociedad (San Francisco, Spanish, 1869–1895) ^[20]
• Upland News
• Viet Mercury (San Jose, Vietnamese)
• La Voz de Méjico (San Francisco, Spanish, 1862–1866) ^[21]
• The Western Outlook

See also

• List of African-American newspapers in California

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References

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3. "Burbank daily review".
4. "La Crónica (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1872-1892". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
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6. "Daily news tribune".
7. "Hispano América (San Francisco, Calif.) 1917-1934". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
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10. "About Los Angeles evening and Sunday herald examiner. [volume] (Los Angeles, Calif) 1962–1977 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)".
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Archival collections

• "Guide to the California Newspaper Collection, Special Collections and Archives". The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Retrieved March 16, 2020.