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Local Journalism Directory
California
Outlet | Community | Funding | Website | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Center Square California | Nonprofit | https://www.thecentersquare.com/California/ | Covers State Govt. | |
Capitol Weekly | Nonprofit | https://capitolweekly.net/ | Covers State Govt. | |
Public News Service - California | Other | https://www.publicnewsservice.org/state-california/CA | ||
Alameda Post | Alameda | Nonprofit | https://alamedapost.com/ | |
El Popular | Bakersfield | Nonprofit | https://elpopularnews.com/ | Spanish |
The Bakersfield Californian | Bakersfield | For Profit | https://www.bakersfield.com/ | |
SJV Water | Bakersfield | Nonprofit | https://sjvwater.org/ | |
IndyBay | Bay Area | Nonprofit | https://www.indybay.org | democratic collective |
The Bay Area Reporter | Bay Area | Community | https://www.ebar.com/ | LGBTQ+ |
Bay Nature | Berkeley | Nonprofit | https://baynature.org/ | |
Berkeleyside | Berkeley | Nonprofit | https://www.berkeleyside.org/ | |
Local News Matters | Berkeley | Nonprofit | https://localnewsmatters.org/ | |
Street Spirit | Berkeley/Oakland | Nonprofit | https://thestreetspirit.org/ | Street Paper |
Coachella Valley Independent | Cathedral City | Other | https://cvindependent.com/ | |
Central Valley Voice | Central Valley | Community | http://centralvalleyvoicenews.com/ | Black-owned |
Colusa Sun-Herald | Colusa County | Community | https://www.appeal-democrat.com/colusa_sun_herald/ | |
Davis Enterprise | Davis | Community | https://www.davisenterprise.com/ | |
Escondido Grapevine | Escondido | Community | https://escondidograpevine.com | |
DN: Fresno | Fresno | Nonprofit | https://fresno-ca.documenters.org | Documenting local government |
Fresnoland | Fresno | Nonprofit | http://www.fresnoland.org/ | |
California Advocate | Fresno/Central Valley | Community | https://www.facebook.com/ca.advocate/ | Black-owned |
Glenn County Transcript | Glenn County | Community | https://www.appeal-democrat.com/glenn_county_transcript/ | |
BenitoLink | Hollister | Nonprofit | https://benitolink.com | |
Ingleside-Excelsior Light | Ingleside (SF) | Community | https://www.inglesidelight.com/tag/news/ | |
Inglewood Today | Inglewood | For Profit | https://inglewoodtoday.com/ | Black-owned |
Lake County News | Lakeport | Community | https://www.lakeconews.com/ | |
Lodi News-Sentinel | Lodi | Community | https://www.lodinews.com/ | |
Long Beach Post | Long Beach | Community | https://lbpost.com/ | |
FORTHE | Long Beach | Nonprofit | https://forthe.org/ | |
Ang Diaryo | Los Angelas | Nonprofit | https://angdiaryo.org | |
Los Angelese Blade | Los Angeles | Community | https://www.losangelesblade.com/ | LGBTQ+ |
Asian Journal | Los Angeles | For Profit | https://www.asianjournal.com/ | Filipino |
PACE News | Los Angeles | Community | https://www.pacenewsonline.com/ | Black-owned / Bilingual (Spanish & English) |
Los Angeles Wave Newspapers | Los Angeles | Community | http://wavepublication.com/ | Black-owned |
Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles | For Profit | http://www.lasentinel.net/ | Black-owned |
Our Weekly | Los Angeles | For Profit | http://www.ourweekly.com/ | Black-owned |
Afro-LA | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | https://afrolanews.org/ | Black voice |
Boyle Heights Beat | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | https://boyleheightsbeat.com/ | Bilingual (Spanish & English) |
Rafu Shimpo | Los Angeles | For Profit | https://www.rafu.com/ | Bilingual (Japanese & English) |
Larchmont Buzz | Los Angeles | Community | https://larchmontbuzz.com/ | |
The Riverside Record | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | https://riversiderecord.org/ | |
California Health Report | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | http://www.calhealthreport.org | |
Crosstown | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | https://xtown.la | |
Witness LA | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | https://witnessla.com | |
Capital & Main | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | https://capitalandmain.com/ | |
Knock LA | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | https://knock-la.com/ | |
Malibu Times | Malibu | Community | https://malibutimes.com/category/news | |
Point Reyes Light | Marin County | Community | https://www.ptreyeslight.com/ | |
Mendocino Voice, The | Mendocino | Community | https://mendovoice.com/ | |
Menifee 24/7 | Menifee | For Profit | http://www.menifee247.com/ | |
Mongabay.org | Menlo Park | Nonprofit | https://mongabay.org/ | Multi-lingual / Environmental Journalism and Education |
Mission Local | Mission DIstrict (SF) | Nonprofit | https://missionlocal.org/ | Multilingual (English, Spanish, Chinese) |
Latino Times | Modesto | For Profit | https://www.latinotimes.org/ | Bilingual (Spanish & English) |
Mule Creek Post | Mule Creek State Prison | Nonprofit | https://fliphtml5.com/bookcase/zudxq | Prison news |
YubaNet.com | Nevada County | Community | https://yubanet.com/ | Women/LGBT-owned |
Oakland Post | Oakland | Community | http://www.postnewsgroup.com/ | Black-owned |
El Timpano | Oakland | Nonprofit | https://www.eltimpano.org/ | Bilingual (Spanish & English) / Latino and Mayan |
Alianza Metropolitan News | Oakland | Community | https://alianzanews.com/ | Bilingual (Spanish & English) / Hispanic Women-owned / Covers State Govt. |
The Oaklandside | Oakland | Nonprofit | http://oaklandside.org/ | |
Edsource | Oakland | Nonprofit | https://edsource.org | |
Spotlight Schools | Orange County | Nonprofit | https://www.spotlightschools.com/ | |
Tri County Sentry | Oxnard | Community | http://www.tricountysentry.com/ | Black-owned |
Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) | Oxnard | Nonprofit | https://mixteco.org/news/# | Bilingual (Spanish & English) / Indigenous Migrant Community |
Pasadena San / Gabriel Valley Journal | Pasadena | Community | http://www.pasadenajournal.com/ | Black-owned |
LAist | Pasadena | Nonprofit | https://laist.com/ | |
Paso Robles Press | Paso Robles | Community | https://pasoroblespress.com/ | |
Petaluma Argus-Courier | Petaluma | Community | https://www.petaluma360.com | |
The Potrero View | Protrero Hill (SF) | Community | https://www.potreroview.net | |
Shasta Scout | Redding | Nonprofit | https://shastascout.org/ | |
Richmond Pulse | Richmond | Other | https://richmondpulse.org/ | Bilingual (Spanish & English) / Youth-led |
Richmond Review | Richmond (SF) | Community | https://sfrichmondreview.com/ | |
Black Voice News | Riverside | For Profit | https://blackvoicenews.com/ | Black-owned |
The Community Voice | Rohnert Park | Community | http://www.thecommunityvoice.com/ | Black-owned |
Homeward Street Journal | Sacramento | Nonprofit | https://sacshoc.org/homeward/ | Street Paper |
CALmatters | Sacramento | Nonprofit | https://calmatters.org/ | Covers State Govt. |
Sacramento Observer | Sacramento | Community | http://www.sacobserver.com/ | Black-owned / Covers State Govt. |
Sacramento Cultural Hub | Sacramento | Community | https://www.sacculturalhub.com/ | Black-owned |
Chico Sol | Sacramento Valley | Nonprofit | http://chicosol.org | Bilingual (Spanish & English) |
Voices of Monterey Bay | Salinas | Nonprofit | https://voicesofmontereybay.org | |
American News | San Bernardino | Community | https://sb-american.com | Black-owned |
Precinct Reporter | San Bernardino | Community | http://www.precinctreporter.com/ | Black-owned |
El Latino | San Diego | Nonprofit | https://ellatinoonline.com/ | Spanish |
San Diego Union Tribune | San Diego | Community | https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ | Covers State Govt. |
San Diego Monitor | San Diego | For Profit | https://sdmonitornews.com/ | Black-owned |
The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper | San Diego | Community | http://www.sdvoice.info/ | Black-owned |
Inewsource | San Diego | Nonprofit | https://inewsource.org/about/ | Bilingual (Spanish & English) |
Voice of San Diego | San Diego | Nonprofit | https://voiceofsandiego.org/ | |
The San Fernando Sun | San Fernando | Community | https://sanfernandosun.com/ | Bilingual (Spanish & English) |
Street Sheet | San Francisco | Nonprofit | https://www.streetsheet.org/ | Street Paper |
Golden Gate Xpress | San Francisco | Nonprofit | https://goldengatexpress.org/ | San Francisco State University |
News for Chinese Inc. | San Francisco | Community | https://www.newsforchinese.com | Chinese |
The San Francisco Bay View | San Francisco | Other | http://www.sfbayview.com/ | Black-owned |
El Reportero | San Francisco | Nonprofit | https://elreporterosf.com/news/ | Bilingual (Spanish & English) / San Francisco State University |
Acción Latina | San Francisco | Nonprofit | https://accionlatina.org/en/ | Bilingual (Spanish & English) |
San Francisco Chronicle | San Francisco | For Profit | https://www.sfchronicle.com/ | |
48 Hills | San Francisco | Nonprofit | https://48hills.org/ | |
Marina Times | San Francisco | Community | https://www.marinatimes.com/ | |
San Francisco Examiner | San Francisco | Community | https://www.sfexaminer.com/ | |
Broke-Ass Stuart | San Francisco | Other | https://brokeassstuart.com | |
CatchLight | San Francisco | Nonprofit | https://www.catchlight.io/ | |
San Francisco Public Press | San Francisco | Nonprofit | https://www.sfpublicpress.org/ | |
The Frisc | San Francisco | Nonprofit | https://thefrisc.com/ | |
El Tecolote | San Francisco | Nonprofit | https://eltecolote.org/content/en/ | |
San Francisco Sun Reporter | San Francisco/Bay Area | Community | https://thesunreporter.com/ | Black-owned |
India Currents | San Jose | Nonprofit | https://indiacurrents.com/ | Indian-American community |
La Oferta | San Jose | Community | https://laoferta.com/ | Bilingual (Spanish & English) |
San Jose Spotlight | San Jose | Nonprofit | https://sanjosespotlight.com | |
Bay Area Review | San Jose/Bay Area | Community | https://www.thebayareareview.com/ | Black-owned |
San Quentin News | San Quentin | Nonprofit | https://sanquentinnews.com/ | Bilingual (Spanish & English) / Prison news |
el Don | Santa Ana | Nonprofit | https://eldonnews.org | Santa Ana College |
Voice of OC | Santa Ana | Nonprofit | https://voiceofoc.org/ | |
NoozHawk | Santa Barbara | Community | https://www.noozhawk.com/ | |
Santa Cruz Local | Santa Cruz | Other | https://santacruzlocal.org/ | Solutions |
Lookout Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | Other | https://lookout.co/santacruz/ | |
On the 101 | Santa Maria | Community | https://onthe101.com/ | |
The Press Democrat | Santa Rosa | Community | https://www.pressdemocrat.com/ | |
Seaside Post News-Sentinel | Seaside | Community | https://seasidepostnews.com/ | Black-owned / Mulitilingual |
A News Cafe | Shasta | Community | https://anewscafe.com/ | |
San Jose Inside | Silicon Valley | Community | https://www.sanjoseinside.com/ | |
Vallejo Sun | Solano County | Other | https://www.vallejosun.com | |
Santa Ynez Valley Star | Solvang | Community | https://www.santaynezvalleystar.com/ | |
Carib Press | Southern California | Community | http://www.caribpress.com/ | Black-owned |
Stockton News | Stockton | Nonprofit | https://localnewsmatters.org/stockton-news/ | |
Stocktonia News Service | Stockton | Nonprofit | https://stocktonia.org/ | |
Appeal-Democrat | Sutter/Yuba Counties | Community | https://www.appeal-democrat.com/ | |
The Mendocino Voice | Ukiah | Nonprofit | https://mendovoice.com/ | |
Inland Valley News | Upland | Community | http://www.InlandValleyNews.com/ | Black-owned / Covers State Govt. |
Open Vallejo | Vallejo | Nonprofit | https://openvallejo.org/ | |
Vida | Ventura County | Community | https://vidanewspaper.com/ | Bilingual (Spanish & English) |
Nguoi Viet | Westminster | Community | https://www.nguoi-viet.com/ | Vietnamese |
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