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Local Journalism Directory
California
Outlet | Community | Funding | Features | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Streetsblog - CAL | - | Nonprofit | sustainable transportation | https://cal.streetsblog.org/ |
Public News Service - California | - | Other | Public News Service / Covers State Govt. | https://www.publicnewsservice.org/state-california/CA |
Capitol Weekly | - | Nonprofit | Covers State Govt. | https://capitolweekly.net/ |
Capital & Main | - | Nonprofit | Covers State Govt. | https://capitalandmain.com/ |
CALmatters | - | Nonprofit | Covers State Govt. | https://calmatters.org/ |
Asam News | - | Nonprofit | Asian American / California Local News Fellowship | https://asamnews.com/ |
California Health Report | - | Nonprofit | http://www.calhealthreport.org | |
Center Square California | -- | Nonprofit | "taxpayer sensibility" / Covers State Govt. | https://www.thecentersquare.com/California/ |
Alameda Post | Alameda | Nonprofit | INN Member / ANNO Member | https://alamedapost.com/ |
El Popular | Bakersfield | Nonprofit | Spanish | https://elpopularnews.com/ |
SJV Water | Bakersfield | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://sjvwater.org/ |
IndyBay | Bay Area | Nonprofit | democratic collective | https://www.indybay.org |
The Bay Area Reporter | Bay Area | Independent | LGBTQ+ | https://www.ebar.com/ |
Local News Matters | Berkeley | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://localnewsmatters.org/ |
Berkeleyside | Berkeley | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://www.berkeleyside.org/ |
Bay Nature | Berkeley | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://baynature.org/ |
Berkeley Scanner | Berkeley | Independent | Crime | https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/ |
Street Spirit | Berkeley/Oakland | Nonprofit | Street Paper | https://thestreetspirit.org/ |
Desert Review, The | Brawley | Independent | https://www.thedesertreview.com/ | |
My Burbank | Burbank | Independent | https://myburbank.com/about/ | |
Next City: California | California | Nonprofit | Solutions Journalism | https://nextcity.org/California |
Coachella Valley Independent | Cathedral City | Other | https://cvindependent.com/ | |
Central Valley Voice | Central Valley | Independent | Black-owned | http://centralvalleyvoicenews.com/ |
Colusa Sun-Herald | Colusa County | Independent | https://www.appeal-democrat.com/colusa_sun_herald/ | |
Richmond Confidential | Contra Costa County | Nonprofit | https://richmondconfidential.org/ | |
The Coronado News | Coronado | Independent | https://www.coronadonewsca.com/ | |
Davis Enterprise | Davis | Independent | https://www.davisenterprise.com/ | |
Calexico Chronicle | El Centro | Independent | https://calexicochronicle.com/ | |
Adelante Valle | El Centro | Independent | https://www.ivpressonline.com/adelantevalle/ | |
E’ville Eye Community News | Emeryville | Independent | https://evilleeye.com/about-us/ | |
Escondido Grapevine | Escondido | Independent | https://escondidograpevine.com | |
Eureka Springs Independent | Eureka | Independent | http://eureka.news/ | |
Fresnoland | Fresno | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | http://www.fresnoland.org/ |
DN: Fresno | Fresno | Nonprofit | Documenting local government | https://fresno-ca.documenters.org |
California Advocate | Fresno/Central Valley | Independent | Black-owned | https://www.facebook.com/ca.advocate/ |
Fullerton | Fullerton | Independent | https://fullertonobserver.com/ | |
Citrus College Clarion | Glendora | Nonprofit | Citrus College and Community | https://www.ccclarion.com/ |
Glenn County Transcript | Glenn County | Independent | https://www.appeal-democrat.com/glenn_county_transcript/ | |
Half Moon Bay Review | Half Moon Bay | Other | Public Benefit Corp | https://www.hmbreview.com/ |
BenitoLink | Hollister | Nonprofit | https://benitolink.com | |
Access Humboldt | Humboldt County | Nonprofit | https://www.accesshumboldt.net/home | |
Ingleside-Excelsior Light | Ingleside (SF) | Independent | https://www.inglesidelight.com/tag/news/ | |
Inglewood Today | Inglewood | Independent | Black-owned | https://inglewoodtoday.com/ |
Q Voice | LA (Greater) | Independent | https://qvoicenews.com/ | |
Lake County News | Lakeport | Independent | Local Independent Online News (LION) | https://www.lakeconews.com/ |
Lodi News-Sentinel | Lodi | Independent | https://www.lodinews.com/ | |
Long Beach Post | Long Beach | Nonprofit | Spanish & English | https://lbpost.com/ |
FORTHE | Long Beach | Nonprofit | https://forthe.org/ | |
Streetsblog - Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | sustainable transportation | https://la.streetsblog.org/ |
LA Taco | Los Angeles | Independent | covering food, culture, and community | https://lataco.com/category/news |
CALÓ News | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | Spanish & English / Latino Community Focused | https://calo.org/about/ |
Dimelo | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | Spanish & English / Latine / Annenberg School of Journalism | https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/dimelo/ |
Boyle Heights Beat | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | Spanish & English / INN Member | https://boyleheightsbeat.com/ |
PACE News | Los Angeles | Independent | Spanish & English / Black-owned | https://www.pacenewsonline.com/ |
La Opinión | Los Angeles | Independent | Spanish | https://laopinion.com |
Next City: Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | Solutions Journalism | https://nextcity.org/Los_Angeles |
Los Angeles Blade | Los Angeles | Independent | LGBTQ+ | https://www.losangelesblade.com/ |
Rafu Shimpo | Los Angeles | Independent | Japanese & English | https://www.rafu.com/ |
Asian Journal | Los Angeles | Independent | Filipino | https://www.asianjournal.com/ |
Our Weekly | Los Angeles | Independent | Black-owned | http://www.ourweekly.com/ |
Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles | Independent | Black-owned | http://www.lasentinel.net/ |
Los Angeles Wave Newspapers | Los Angeles | Independent | Black-owned | http://wavepublication.com/ |
Black | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | Black voice / Annenberg School of Journalism | https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/Black/ |
Afro-LA | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | Black voice / Alliance of Nonprofit News Outlets (ANNO) Member | https://afrolanews.org/ |
LA Focus | Los Angeles | Independent | Black voice | https://www.lafocusnews.com |
elevASIAN | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | AAPI / Annenberg School of Journalism | https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/elevASIAN/ |
Knock LA | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | https://knock-la.com/ | |
Witness LA | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | https://witnessla.com | |
Crosstown | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | https://xtown.la | |
CiltyWatch LA | Los Angeles | Independent | https://www.citywatchla.com/ | |
LA Public Press | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | https://lapublicpress.org/ | |
Larchmont Buzz | Los Angeles | Independent | https://larchmontbuzz.com/ | |
Ang Diaryo | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | https://angdiaryo.org | |
Easy Reader and Penninsula | Los Angeles beaches | Independent | https://easyreadernews.com/ | |
Pepperdine Graphic | Malibu | Nonprofit | Pepperdine University | https://pepperdine-graphic.com/category/news/ |
Malibu Times | Malibu | Independent | https://malibutimes.com/category/news | |
Point Reyes Light | Marin County | Independent | https://www.ptreyeslight.com/ | |
Mendocino Voice, The | Mendocino | Independent | https://mendovoice.com/ | |
Menifee 24/7 | Menifee | For Profit | http://www.menifee247.com/ | |
Mongabay.org | Menlo Park | Nonprofit | Multi-lingual / Environmental Journalism and Education | https://mongabay.org/ |
Mission Local | Mission DIstrict (SF) | Nonprofit | Multilingual (English, Spanish, Chinese) / INN Member | https://missionlocal.org/ |
Latino Times | Modesto | Independent | Spanish & English | https://www.latinotimes.org/ |
Mule Creek Post | Mule Creek State Prison | Nonprofit | Prison news | https://fliphtml5.com/bookcase/zudxq |
YubaNet.com | Nevada County | Independent | Women/LGBT-owned | https://yubanet.com/ |
El Timpano | Oakland | Nonprofit | Spanish & English / Latino and Mayan | https://www.eltimpano.org/ |
Alianza Metropolitan News | Oakland | Independent | Spanish & English / Hispanic Women-owned / Covers State Govt. | https://alianzanews.com/ |
The Oaklandside | Oakland | Nonprofit | Investigate systems, not just symptoms | http://oaklandside.org/ |
Oakland Post | Oakland | Independent | Black-owned | http://www.postnewsgroup.com/ |
Edsource | Oakland | Nonprofit | https://edsource.org | |
Spotlight Schools | Orange County | Nonprofit | https://www.spotlightschools.com/ | |
Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) | Oxnard | Nonprofit | Spanish & English / Indigenous Migrant Community | https://mixteco.org/news/# |
Tri County Sentry | Oxnard | Independent | Black-owned | http://www.tricountysentry.com/ |
Pacifica Tribune | Pacifica | Other | Public Benefit Corp | https://www.pacificatribune.com/ |
Palm Springs Post | Palm Springs | Independent | https://thepalmspringspost.com/about/ | |
Pasadena San / Gabriel Valley Journal | Pasadena | Independent | Black-owned | http://www.pasadenajournal.com/ |
LAist | Pasadena | Nonprofit | https://laist.com/ | |
Local News Pasadena | Pasadena | Nonprofit | https://localnewspasadena.com/about/ | |
Paso Robles Press | Paso Robles | Independent | https://pasoroblespress.com/ | |
Petaluma Argus-Courier | Petaluma | Independent | https://www.petaluma360.com | |
The Potrero View | Protrero Hill (SF) | Independent | https://www.potreroview.net | |
Shasta Scout | Redding | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://shastascout.org/ |
Contra Costa Pulse | Richmond | Other | Spanish & English / Youth-led | https://richmondpulse.org/ |
The Riverside Record | Riverside | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://riversiderecord.org/ |
Black Voice News | Riverside | Independent | Black-owned | https://blackvoicenews.com/ |
The Community Voice | Rohnert Park | Independent | Black-owned | http://www.thecommunityvoice.com/ |
Richmond Review | SF (Richmond/Sunset districts) | Independent | https://sfrichmondreview.com/ | |
Slavic Sacramento | Sacramento | Independent | Ukranian, Russian, English | https://www.slavicsac.com/about/ |
Homeward Street Journal | Sacramento | Nonprofit | Street Paper | https://sacshoc.org/homeward/ |
Sacramento Observer | Sacramento | Independent | Black-owned / Covers State Govt. | http://www.sacobserver.com/ |
Sacramento Cultural Hub | Sacramento | Independent | Black-owned | https://www.sacculturalhub.com/ |
Chico Sol | Sacramento Valley | Nonprofit | Spanish & English | http://chicosol.org |
Voices of Monterey Bay | Salinas | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://voicesofmontereybay.org |
Next City: San Francisco | San Francisco | Nonprofit | Solutions Journalism | https://nextcity.org/san_francisco |
Precinct Reporter | San Bernardino | Independent | Black-owned | http://www.precinctreporter.com/ |
American News | San Bernardino | Independent | Black-owned | https://sb-american.com |
Inewsource | San Diego | Nonprofit | Spanish & English / INN Member | https://inewsource.org/about/ |
La Prensa San Diego | San Diego | Independent | Spanish & English | http://laprensa-sandiego.org/ |
El Latino | San Diego | Nonprofit | Spanish | https://ellatinoonline.com/ |
The San Diego Sun | San Diego | Other | News and insights by a journalist longtime San Diego resident. | https://thesandiegosun.com/news/ |
The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper | San Diego | Independent | Black-owned | http://www.sdvoice.info/ |
Voice of San Diego | San Diego | Nonprofit | https://voiceofsandiego.org/ | |
Times of San Diego | San Diego | Independent | https://timesofsandiego.com/ | |
The San Fernando Sun | San Fernando | Independent | Spanish & English | https://sanfernandosun.com/ |
Streetsblog - San Francisco | San Francisco | Nonprofit | sustainable transportation | https://sf.streetsblog.org/ |
CatchLight | San Francisco | Nonprofit | leverages the power of visual storytelling | https://www.catchlight.io/ |
Street Sheet | San Francisco | Nonprofit | Street Paper | https://www.streetsheet.org/ |
El Reportero | San Francisco | Nonprofit | Spanish & English / San Francisco State University | https://elreporterosf.com/news/ |
El Tecolote | San Francisco | Nonprofit | Spanish & English / Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://eltecolote.org/content/en/ |
Acción Latina | San Francisco | Nonprofit | Spanish & English | https://accionlatina.org/en/ |
Golden Gate Xpress | San Francisco | Nonprofit | San Francisco State University | https://goldengatexpress.org/ |
The Frisc | San Francisco | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://thefrisc.com/ |
News for Chinese Inc. | San Francisco | Independent | Chinese | https://www.newsforchinese.com |
The San Francisco Bay View | San Francisco | Other | Black-owned | http://www.sfbayview.com/ |
San Francisco Public Press | San Francisco | Nonprofit | https://www.sfpublicpress.org/ | |
San Francisco Standard | San Francisco | Other | https://sfstandard.com/news/ | |
Broke-Ass Stuart | San Francisco | Other | https://brokeassstuart.com | |
San Francisco Examiner | San Francisco | Independent | https://www.sfexaminer.com/ | |
Marina Times | San Francisco | Independent | https://www.marinatimes.com/ | |
48 Hills | San Francisco | Nonprofit | https://48hills.org/ | |
San Francisco Chronicle | San Francisco | For Profit | https://www.sfchronicle.com/ | |
San Francisco Sun Reporter | San Francisco/Bay Area | Independent | Black-owned | https://thesunreporter.com/ |
La Oferta | San Jose | Independent | Spanish & English | https://laoferta.com/ |
India Currents | San Jose | Nonprofit | Indian-American community / INN Member | https://indiacurrents.com/ |
San Jose Spotlight | San Jose | Nonprofit | https://sanjosespotlight.com | |
Bay Area Review | San Jose/Bay Area | Independent | Black-owned | https://www.thebayareareview.com/ |
San Quentin News | San Quentin | Nonprofit | Spanish & English / Prison news | https://sanquentinnews.com/ |
el Don | Santa Ana | Nonprofit | Santa Ana College | https://eldonnews.org |
Voice of OC | Santa Ana | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://voiceofoc.org/ |
Santa Barbara Independent | Santa Barbara | Independent | https://www.independent.com/ | |
NoozHawk | Santa Barbara | Independent | https://www.noozhawk.com/ | |
Santa Cruz Local | Santa Cruz | Other | Solutions Journalism | https://santacruzlocal.org/ |
Lookout Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | Other | Public Benefit Corp | https://lookout.co/santacruz/ |
Growing Up Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | Independent | Children, Families | https://growingupsc.com/about-us/ |
On the 101 | Santa Maria | Independent | https://onthe101.com/ | |
Seaside Post News-Sentinel | Seaside | Independent | Mulitilingual / Black-owned | https://seasidepostnews.com/ |
A News Cafe | Shasta | Independent | https://anewscafe.com/ | |
San Jose Inside | Silicon Valley | Independent | https://www.sanjoseinside.com/ | |
Vallejo Sun | Solano County | Independent | Worker-Owned / Alliance of Nonprofit News Outlets (ANNO) Member | https://www.vallejosun.com |
Santa Ynez Valley Star | Solvang | Independent | https://www.santaynezvalleystar.com/ | |
The Press Democrat | Sonoma County | Nonprofit | https://www.pressdemocrat.com/ | |
Carib Press | Southern California | Independent | Black-owned | http://www.caribpress.com/ |
Stocktonia News Service | Stockton | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://stocktonia.org/ |
Stockton News | Stockton | Nonprofit | https://localnewsmatters.org/stockton-news/ | |
Appeal-Democrat | Sutter/Yuba Counties | Independent | https://www.appeal-democrat.com/ | |
The Mendocino Voice | Ukiah | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://mendovoice.com/ |
Inland Valley News | Upland | Independent | Black-owned / Covers State Govt. | http://www.InlandValleyNews.com/ |
Open Vallejo | Vallejo | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://openvallejo.org/ |
Vida | Ventura County | Independent | Spanish & English | https://vidanewspaper.com/ |
Nguoi Viet | Westminster | Independent | Vietnamese | https://www.nguoi-viet.com/ |
Willits Weekly | Willits | Independent | Competes with Alden Capital paper | https://www.willitsweekly.com/index.html#current |
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