List of newspapers in California
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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.
Daily newspapers
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 | ||
| Burbank Leader | Burbank | Outlook Newspapers Group | Weekly | |
| 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 | |
| The Loomis News | Loomis | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Santa Ynez Valley News | Solvang | Alta Newspaper Group | Weekly | |
| Sonoma Valley Sun | Sonoma | Sonoma Valley Sun Newspaper | Weekly | |
| Tahoe Daily Tribune | South Lake Tahoe | Swift Communications | Weekly | |
| The Ark | Tiburon | AMMI Publishing Co. Inc. | Weekly | Hyperlocal (Tiburon, Belvedere, and Strawberry) |
| The Tolucan Times | Toluca Lake | Monthly | ||
| 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
- 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
- Fullerton College – The Hornet
- 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
- Alameda Times-Star
- Anaheim Bulletin[2]
- The Argus (Fremont)
- Beverly Hills Post
- 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)[3]
- Hayward Daily Review
- The Daily Alta California
- Daily Star-Progress (La Habra)[4]
- Delano Record
- Desert Dispatch
- Dinuba Sentinel
- The Elevator
- Evening Outlook (Santa Monica)
- Fillmore Herald
- The Golden Era (San Francisco)
- Hayward Journal
- Hispano América (San Francisco, Spanish, 1917–1934)[5]
- Hokubei Mainichi Newspaper (San Francisco, Japanese)
- Hollywood Citizen (1931–1970)[6]
- Hollywood Star
- Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News
- Los Angeles Examiner (1903–1962)[7]
- Los Angeles Herald-Examiner (1962–1989)[8]
- Los Angeles Herald Express (1931–1962)[9]
- Los Angeles Mirror
- Los Angeles Record[10]
- 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)[11]
- Santa Barbara News-Press (1868–2023)
- San Bruno Herald
- San Diego Daily Journal (1944–1950)[12]
- The San Diego Sun (1908–1939)[13]
- San Francisco Bay Guardian
- San Francisco Call (1856–1913)[14]
- San Francisco Evening Bulletin (1929–1959)[15]
- San Francisco Frontiers (1994–2002)[16]
- The San Francisco News (1903–1959)[17]
- San Mateo County Times
- San Mateo Daily News
- Sanger Herald
- La Sociedad (San Francisco, Spanish, 1869–1895)[18]
- The Tustin News
- Upland News
- Viet Mercury (San Jose, Vietnamese)
- La Voz de Méjico (San Francisco, Spanish, 1862–1866)[19]
- The Western Outlook