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Local Journalism Directory
California
Outlet | Community | Funding | Features | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Center Square California | - | Nonprofit | taxpayer sensibility | https://www.thecentersquare.com/California/ |
Streetsblog - CAL | - | Nonprofit | sustainable transportation | https://cal.streetsblog.org/ |
Public News Service - California | - | Other | Public News Service | https://www.publicnewsservice.org/state-california/CA |
Coastside News | - | Other | Public Benefit Corp | https://www.coastsidenews.com/ |
Edsource | - | Nonprofit | Education and learning success | https://edsource.org |
Asam News | - | Nonprofit | Asian American / California Local News Fellowship | https://asamnews.com/ |
Capitol Weekly | - | Nonprofit | https://capitolweekly.net/ | |
Capital & Main | - | Nonprofit | https://capitalandmain.com/ | |
California Health Report | - | Nonprofit | https://www.calhealthreport.org/who-we-are/ | |
CALmatters | - | Nonprofit | https://calmatters.org/ | |
Alameda Post | Alameda | Nonprofit | ANNO Member / INN Member | https://alamedapost.com/ |
SJV Water | Bakersfield | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://sjvwater.org/ |
The Bakersfield Californian | Bakersfield | Independent | https://www.bakersfield.com/ | |
El Popular | Bakersfield | Nonprofit | https://elpopularnews.com/ | |
IndyBay | Bay Area | Nonprofit | democratic collective | https://www.indybay.org |
El Timpano | Bay Area | Nonprofit | Spanish & English / Latino and Mayan | https://www.eltimpano.org/ |
The Bay Area Reporter | Bay Area | Independent | LGBTQ+ | https://www.ebar.com/ |
San Francisco Sun Reporter | Bay Area | Independent | Black-owned | https://thesunreporter.com/ |
The Jewish News of Northern California | Bay Area | Nonprofit | https://jweekly.com/ | |
The Almanac | Bay Area | Nonprofit | https://www.almanacnews.com/about-us/ | |
The Berkeley Scanner | Berkeley | Independent | Public Safety | https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/ |
Bay Nature | Berkeley | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://baynature.org/ |
Berkeleyside | Berkeley | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://www.berkeleyside.org/ |
Local News Matters | Berkeley | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://localnewsmatters.org/ |
Street Spirit | Berkeley/Oakland | Nonprofit | Street Paper | https://thestreetspirit.org/ |
Beverly Hills Courier | Beverly Hills | Independent | https://theievoice.com/category/community/ | |
Desert Review, The | Brawley | Independent | https://www.thedesertreview.com/ | |
Pasadena Outlook | Burbank | Independent | https://outlooknewspapers.com/pasadenaoutlook/ | |
Burbank Leader | Burbank | Independent | https://outlooknewspapers.com/burbankleader/ | |
My Burbank | Burbank | Independent | https://myburbank.com/about/ | |
Coachella Valley Independent | Cathedral City | Other | https://cvindependent.com/ | |
Central Valley Voice | Central Valley | Independent | Black-owned / focuses African Americans and Latinos | https://centralvalleyvoice.com/news/ |
Chico News & Review | Chico | Independent | https://chico.newsreview.com/ | |
Claremont Courier | Claremont | Nonprofit | https://claremont-courier.com/ | |
Colusa Sun-Herald | Colusa County | Independent | https://www.appeal-democrat.com/colusa_sun_herald/ | |
Contra Costa Pulse | Contra Costa County | Other | Spanish & English / Youth-led | https://ccpulse.org/ |
Richmond Confidential | Contra Costa County | Nonprofit | Run by UC, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism students | https://richmondconfidential.org/ |
Danville San Ramon | Contra Costa County | Nonprofit | https://www.danvillesanramon.com/ | |
The Coronado News | Coronado | Independent | https://www.coronadonewsca.com/ | |
Davis Enterprise | Davis | Independent | https://www.davisenterprise.com/ | |
Downey Patriot | Downey | Independent | https://www.thedowneypatriot.com/ | |
Sierra Booster | Eastern Sierras | Independent | https://www.sierrabooster.com/latest-news | |
Adelante Valle | El Centro | Independent | Spanish | https://www.ivpressonline.com/adelantevalle/ |
Calexico Chronicle | El Centro | Independent | https://calexicochronicle.com/ | |
Imperial Valley Press | El Centro | Independent | https://www.ivpressonline.com/ | |
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 | https://fresnoland.org/latest-news/ |
DN: Fresno | Fresno | Nonprofit | Documenting local government | https://fresno-ca.documenters.org |
Fresno Documenters | Fresno | Nonprofit | Documenters Network | https://fresno.documenters.org |
The Fresno Bee | Fresno | Large Chain | https://www.fresnobee.com/ | |
Fullerton | Fullerton | Independent | https://fullertonobserver.com/ | |
Glendale News Press | Glendale | Independent | https://outlooknewspapers.com/glendalenewspress/ | |
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.coastsidenews.com/review/ |
BenitoLink | Hollister | Nonprofit | https://benitolink.com | |
Access Humboldt | Humboldt County | Nonprofit | https://www.accesshumboldt.net/home | |
North Coast Journal | Humbolt County | Independent | Politics, People and Art | https://www.northcoastjournal.com/ |
Ingleside-Excelsior Light | Ingleside (SF) | Independent | https://www.inglesidelight.com/tag/news/ | |
Inglewood Today | Inglewood | Independent | Black-owned | https://inglewoodtoday.com/ |
Precinct Reporter | Inland Empire | Independent | Black-owned | https://precinctreporter.com/ |
Black Voice News | Inland Empire | Independent | Black-owned | https://blackvoicenews.com/ |
La Cañada Outlook | La Cañada | Independent | https://outlooknewspapers.com/lacanadaoutlook/ | |
Lake County News | Lakeport | Independent | Local Independent Online News (LION) | https://www.lakeconews.com/ |
Livermore Vine | Livermore | Nonprofit | https://www.livermorevine.com/ | |
Lodi News-Sentinel | Lodi | Independent | https://www.lodinews.com/ | |
Long Beach Post | Long Beach | Nonprofit | Spanish & English | https://lbpost.com/ |
Long Beach Current | Long Beach | Nonprofit | California State University Long Beach / Solutions Journalism | https://lbcurrent.com/about/ |
FORTHE | Long Beach | Nonprofit | https://forthe.org/ | |
Streetsblog - Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | sustainable transportation | https://la.streetsblog.org/ |
LA Public Press | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | journalism that interrogates systems of power | https://lapublicpress.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://www.calonews.com/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/ |
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/ |
Ang Diaryo | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | Immigrant stories | https://angdiaryo.org |
Asian Journal | Los Angeles | Independent | Filipino | https://asianjournal.com/ |
Witness LA | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | Criminal justice news | https://witnessla.com |
Our Weekly | Los Angeles | Independent | Black-owned | https://www.ourweekly.com/ |
Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles | Independent | Black-owned | https://lasentinel.net/ |
Los Angeles Wave Newspapers | Los Angeles | Independent | Black-owned | https://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/ | |
Crosstown | Los Angeles | Nonprofit | https://xtown.la | |
CiltyWatch LA | Los Angeles | Independent | https://www.citywatchla.com/ | |
Larchmont Buzz | Los Angeles | Independent | https://larchmontbuzz.com/ | |
The Eastsider | Los Angeles (East Side) | Independent | https://www.theeastsiderla.com | |
[Cal State LA] University Times | Los Angeles (East Side) | Nonprofit | https://csulauniversitytimes.com/category/community-news/ | |
Q Voice | Los Angeles (Greater) | Independent | https://qvoicenews.com/ | |
Easy Reader and Penninsula | Los Angeles beaches | Independent | https://easyreadernews.com/ | |
Random Length News | Los Angeles harbor area | Independent | 67 / a newspaper that will fight for worker, consumer and citizen rights | https://www.randomlengthsnews.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 | Independent | http://www.menifee247.com/search/label/News | |
Mongabay.org | Menlo Park | Nonprofit | English, Chinese, German, Spanish, French, Bahasa Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, / Environmental Journalism and Education | https://mongabay.org/ |
Latino Times | Modesto | Independent | Spanish & English | https://www.latinotimes.org/ |
The Modesto Bee | Modesto | Large Chain | https://www.modbee.com/ | |
Monterey County Now | Monterey County | Independent | https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/ | |
Mountain View Voice | Mountain View | Nonprofit | https://www.mv-voice.com/ | |
Mule Creek Post | Mule Creek State Prison | Nonprofit | Prison news | https://fliphtml5.com/bookcase/zudxq |
Yountville Sun | Napa Valley | Nonprofit | Newsletter | https://yountvillesun.com/ |
Calistoga Tribune | Napa Valley | Nonprofit | Newsletter | https://calistogatribune.com/ |
American Canyon Eagle | Napa Valley | Independent | https://napavalleyregister.com/eagle/ | |
Napa Valley Register | Napa Valley | Independent | https://napavalleyregister.com/about-us/ | |
Natomas Buzz | Natomas | Independent | https://www.natomasbuzz.com/ | |
YubaNet.com | Nevada County | Independent | Women/LGBT-owned | https://yubanet.com/ |
Stu Newport News | Newport Beach | Independent | https://stunewsnewport.com/ | |
Oakland Voices | Oakland | Nonprofit | journalism training program by Maynard Inst. for Oakland residents | https://oaklandvoices.us/ |
Oakland North | Oakland | Nonprofit | UC, Berkeley, Journalism School | https://oaklandnorth.net/ |
Alianza Metropolitan News | Oakland | Independent | Spanish & English / Hispanic Women-owned | https://alianzanews.com/ |
The Oaklandside | Oakland | Nonprofit | Investigate systems, not just symptoms | https://oaklandside.org/ |
Oakland Post | Oakland | Independent | Black-owned | https://www.postnewsgroup.com/ |
OB Rag | Ocean Beach | Other | https://obrag.org/ | |
Voice of OC | Orange County | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://voiceofoc.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 | https://www.tricountysentry.com/ |
Pacifica Tribune | Pacifica | Other | Public Benefit Corp | https://www.coastsidenews.com/tribune/ |
Palm Springs Post | Palm Springs | Independent | https://thepalmspringspost.com/about/ | |
Palo Alto Weekly | Palo Alto | Nonprofit | https://www.paloaltoonline.com/ | |
Palo Alto Daily Post | Palo Alto | Independent | https://padailypost.com/about-us/ | |
Local News Pasadena | Pasadena | Nonprofit | https://localnewspasadena.com/about/ | |
Paso Robles Press | Paso Robles | Independent | https://pasoroblespress.com/ | |
Pleasanton Weekly | Pleasanton | Nonprofit | https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/ | |
The Potrero View | Protrero Hill (SF) | Independent | https://www.potreroview.net | |
Richmondside | Richmond | Nonprofit | https://richmondside.org/ | |
Grandview Independent | Richmond | Independent | https://www.grandviewindependent.com/ | |
The Riverside Record | Riverside | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://riversiderecord.org/ |
Richmond Review | SF (Richmond/Sunset districts) | Independent | https://richmondsunsetnews.com/ | |
Slavic Sacramento | Sacramento | Independent | Ukranian, Russian, English | https://www.slavicsac.com/about/ |
Homeward Street Journal | Sacramento | Nonprofit | Street Paper | https://sacshoc.org/homeward/ |
Hmong Daily News | Sacramento | Independent | Hmong community | https://hmongdailynews.com |
Sacramento Observer | Sacramento | Independent | Black-owned | https://sacobserver.com/ |
Sacramento Cultural Hub | Sacramento | Independent | Black-owned | https://www.sacculturalhub.com/ |
Sacramento News and Review | Sacramento | Other | https://sacramento.newsreview.com/ | |
Sacramento Bee | Sacramento | Large Chain | https://www.sacbee.com/news/ | |
Chico Sol | Sacramento Valley | Nonprofit | Spanish & English | https://chicosol.org |
Voices of Monterey Bay | Salinas | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://voicesofmontereybay.org |
American News | San Bernardino | Independent | Black-owned | https://sb-american.com |
Inewsource | San Diego | Nonprofit | Spanish & English / INN Member | https://inewsource.org/ |
La Prensa San Diego | San Diego | Independent | Spanish & English | https://laprensa.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 | https://sdvoice.info/ |
Voice of San Diego | San Diego | Nonprofit | https://voiceofsandiego.org/ | |
Times of San Diego | San Diego | Nonprofit | https://timesofsandiego.com/ | |
Coast News Group | San Diego County | Independent | https://thecoastnews.com/category/news/ | |
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/ |
San Francisco Standard | San Francisco | Independent | financed by venture capitalist Michael Moritz | https://sfstandard.com/news/ |
Street Sheet | San Francisco | Nonprofit | Street Paper | https://www.streetsheet.org/ |
Pennisula 360 Press | San Francisco | Independent | Spanish / amplify the voices of immigrant communities | https://peninsula360press.com/en/ |
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/ |
Next City: San Francisco | San Francisco | Nonprofit | Solutions Journalism | https://nextcity.org/san_francisco |
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://newsforchinese.com/v3/ |
The San Francisco Bay View | San Francisco | Other | Black-owned | https://sfbayview.com/ |
San Francisco Public Press | San Francisco | Nonprofit | Affiliated with KSFP radio | https://www.sfpublicpress.org/ |
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 | Large Chain | https://www.sfchronicle.com/ | |
Mission Local | San Francisco - Mission District | Nonprofit | Multilingual (English, Spanish, Chinese) / INN Member | https://missionlocal.org/ |
San Joaquin Valley Sun | San Joaquin Valley | Nonprofit | https://sjvsun.com/news/ | |
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://caribbeanamericanweekly.com/ |
San Marino Tribune | San Marino | Independent | https://outlooknewspapers.com/sanmarinotribune/ | |
Redwood City Pulse | San Mateo County | Nonprofit | https://www.rwcpulse.com/news/ | |
San Quentin News | San Quentin | Nonprofit | Spanish & English / Prison news | https://sanquentinnews.com/ |
el Don | Santa Ana | Nonprofit | Santa Ana College | https://eldonnews.org |
The Santanero | Santa Ana | Independent | https://www.santanero.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/ |
Growing Up Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | Independent | Children, Families | https://growingupsc.com/about-us/ |
A News Cafe | Shasta | Independent | https://anewscafe.com/ | |
Shasta Scout | Shasta County | Nonprofit | Inst. for Nonprofit News (INN) member | https://shastascout.org/ |
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://santaynezvalleystar.com/ | |
La Prensa Sonoma | Sonoma | Nonprofit | Spanish & English | https://www.laprensasonoma.com/ |
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