# 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.

## Daily newspapers

| Name | City | Owner | Daily Circulation | Niche |
| The Orange County Register | Anaheim | Digital First Media | 250,724 | |
| 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

| 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 | 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 | 5,795 (2020) | 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

* 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 – Laney Tower
* 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 List of Defunct California Newspapers
* Alameda Times-Star
* Anaheim Bulletin
* The Argus (Fremont)
* Beverly Hills Post
* Burbank Daily Review
* 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)
* Hayward Daily Review
* Daily Star-Progress (La Habra)
* Delano Record
* Dinuba Sentinel
* Evening Outlook (Santa Monica)
* Fillmore Herald
* Fortuna Advance (Fortuna) (existed in 1905)
* Fullerton News-Tribune
* The Golden Era (San Francisco)
* Hayward Journal
* Hispano América (San Francisco, Spanish, 1917–1934)
* Hokubei Mainichi Newspaper (San Francisco, Japanese)
* Hollywood Citizen (1931–1970)
* Hollywood Star
* Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News
* Los Angeles Examiner (1903–1962)
* Los Angeles Herald-Examiner (1962–1989)
* Los Angeles Herald Express (1931–1962)
* Los Angeles Mirror
* Los Angeles Record
* 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)
* Santa Barbara News-Press (1868–2023)
* San Bruno Herald
* San Diego Daily Journal (1944–1950)
* San Francisco Bay Guardian
* San Francisco Call (1856–1913)
* San Francisco Evening Bulletin (1929–1959)
* San Francisco Frontiers (1994–2002)
* The San Francisco News (1903–1959)
* San Mateo County Times
* San Mateo Daily News
* Sanger Herald
* La Sociedad (San Francisco, Spanish, 1869–1895)
* Upland News
* Viet Mercury (San Jose, Vietnamese)
* La Voz de Méjico (San Francisco, Spanish, 1862–1866)
* The Western Outlook