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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.[1]
| Name | City | Owner | Circulation | Frequency | Niche |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda Sun | Alameda | 23,500 | Weekly | 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[2] | Weekly | Claremont local news | |
| Del Norte Triplicate | Crescent City | Country Media, Inc. | Weekly | ||
| The Davis Enterprise | Davis | McNaughton Newspapers | Twice-weekly | ||
| The Mountain Messenger | Downieville | 2,500 | Weekly | Sierra County news | |
| Elk Grove Citizen | Elk Grove | Messenger Publishing Group | Weekly | ||
| 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 | Fontana | 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 | ||
| The Galt Herald | Galt | Messenger Publishing Group | 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)[3] | 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 | ||
| Rancho Cordova Grapevine-Independent | Rancho Cordova | Messenger Publishing Group | 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 |

See List of Defunct California Newspapers