As of 2025, there have been over 1,400 newspapers published in California. Active daily, non-daily, and student newspapers are listed first, followed by defunct newspapers.

Daily newspapers NameCityOwnerNiche The Orange County RegisterAnaheimDigital First MediaBakersfield CalifornianBakersfieldAlta Newspaper GroupChico Enterprise-RecordChicoDigital First MediaImperial Valley PressEl CentroAlta Newspaper GroupTimes-StandardEurekaDigital First MediaDaily RepublicFairfieldMcNaughton NewspapersThe Fresno BeeFresnoMcClatchyThe UnionGrass ValleyAlta Newspaper GroupLodi News-SentinelLodiAlta Newspaper GroupLong Beach Press-TelegramLong BeachDigital First MediaAsbarezLos AngelesArmenian Revolutionary FederationArmenian-languageInvestor's Business DailyLos AngelesDow Jones & CompanyLa OpiniónLos AngelesImpreMediaSpanish-languageLos Angeles TimesLos AngelesPatrick Soon-ShiongManteca BulletinManteca209 MultimediaAppeal-DemocratMarysvilleAlta Newspaper GroupMerced Sun-StarMercedMcClatchyThe Modesto BeeModestoMcClatchySan Gabriel Valley TribuneMonroviaDigital First MediaThe Monterey County HeraldMontereyDigital First MediaNapa Valley RegisterNapaHoffmann Media GroupMarin Independent JournalNovatoDigital First MediaThe Desert SunPalm SpringsUSA Today Co.Palo Alto Daily PostPalo AltoDave Price and Jim PavelichPasadena Star-NewsPasadenaDigital First MediaThe Porterville RecorderPortervilleRISN OperationsInland Valley Daily BulletinRancho CucamongaDigital First MediaDaily NewsRed BluffDigital First MediaRedding Record SearchlightReddingUSA Today Co.Redlands Daily FactsRedlandsDigital First MediaThe Daily IndependentRidgecrestMountain and Desert MediaThe Press-EnterpriseRiversideDigital First MediaThe Sacramento BeeSacramentoMcClatchyThe Salinas CalifornianSalinasUSA Today Co.The San Bernardino SunSan BernardinoDigital First MediaThe San Diego Union-TribuneSan DiegoDigital First MediaSan Francisco ChronicleSan FranciscoHearst CorporationSan Francisco ExaminerSan FranciscoClint Reilly CommunicationsThe Mercury NewsSan JoseDigital First MediaThe TribuneSan Luis ObispoMcClatchySan Mateo County TimesSan MateoDigital First MediaSan Mateo Daily JournalSan MateoBigfoot MediaVoice of OCSanta AnaSanta Clarita Valley SignalSanta ClaritaPaladin Multimedia GroupSanta Cruz SentinelSanta CruzDigital First MediaSanta Maria TimesSanta MariaAlta Newspaper GroupSanta Monica Daily PressSanta MonicaNewlon Rouge, IncThe Press DemocratSanta RosaDigital First MediaThe RecordStocktonUSA Today Co.The Daily BreezeTorranceDigital First MediaVentura County StarVenturaUSA Today Co.Daily PressVictorvilleUSA Today Co.Visalia Times-DeltaVisaliaUSA Today Co.East Bay TimesWalnut CreekDigital First MediaWhittier Daily NewsWhittierDigital First MediaThe Mendocino VoiceWillitsThe Daily DemocratWoodlandDigital First MediaLos Angeles Daily NewsWoodland HillsDigital First MediaSiskiyou Daily NewsYrekaUSA Today Co. Non-daily newspapers NameCityOwnerFrequencyNicheThe Modoc County RecordAlturasWeeklyAtascadero NewsAtascaderoNews Media CorporationWeeklyAuburn JournalAuburnAlta Newspaper GroupTwice weeklyCatalina IslanderAvalonWeeklyCatalina IslandBerkeley Daily PlanetBerkeleyWeeklyInyo RegisterBishopAlta Newspaper GroupWeeklyAnderson Valley AdvertiserBoonvilleBrentwood PressBrentwoodGreg Robinson and Sandie McNultyWeeklyHyperlocal (East Contra Costa County)Hellenic JournalBrisbaneMonthlyBurbank LeaderBurbankOutlook Newspapers GroupWeeklyMojave Desert NewsCalifornia CityWeeklyCarmel Pine ConeCarmel-by-the-SeaPaul MillerWeeklyChino Valley ChampionChinoChampion NewspapersWeeklyThe Star-NewsChula VistaWeeklyClaremont CourierClaremontWeeklyDel Norte TriplicateCrescent CityCountry Media, Inc.WeeklyThe Davis EnterpriseDavisMcNaughton NewspapersTwice-weeklyThe Mountain MessengerDownievilleWeeklySierra County newsElk Grove CitizenElk GroveMessenger Publishing GroupWeeklyEast Bay ExpressEmeryvilleWeeklyThe Coast NewsEncinitasCoast News GroupWeeklyTimes-AdvocateEscondidoWeeklyEvergreen TimesEvergreenTimes Media, Inc.WeeklyThe Sun-GazetteExeterMineral King Publishing, Inc.WeeklyTulare County news since 1901The Folsom TelegraphFolsomWeeklyFontana Herald NewsFontanaTimes Media GroupWeeklyFullerton ObserverFullertonFullerton Observer, LLCBimonthlyOrange County, California newsNorth County News TribuneFullertonDigital First MediaWeeklyThe Galt HeraldGaltMessenger Publishing GroupWeeklyGardena Valley NewsGardenaWeeklyGlendale News-PressGlendaleOutlook Newspapers GroupWeeklySalinas Valley TribuneGonzalesNew SV Media Inc.WeeklyGridley HeraldGridleyMessenger Publishing GroupWeeklyIndependent Coast ObserverGualalaWeeklyGustine Press-StandardGustine209 MultimediaWeeklyHalf Moon Bay ReviewHalf Moon BayCoastside News GroupWeeklyHanford SentinelHanfordSanta Maria California News Media Inc.WeeklyThe Healdsburg TribuneHealdsburgWeeklysWeeklyThe Hemet San Jacinto ChronicleHemet and San JacintoPCM PublishingWeeklyHemet and San Jacinto local/community newsHollister Free LanceHollisterWeeklysWeeklyHuntington Beach IndependentHuntington BeachTribune MediaWeeklyIdyllwild Town CrierIdyllwild-Pine CoveIdyllwild House Publishing Co. Ltd.WeeklyAmador Ledger-DispatchJacksonJackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk IndiansWeeklyCrescenta Valley WeeklyLa CrescentaCrescenta Valley Publishing, LLCWeeklyLincoln News MessengerLincolnAlta Newspaper GroupWeeklyLompoc RecordLompocAlta Newspaper GroupWeeklyThe Loomis NewsLoomisAlta Newspaper GroupWeeklyLos Altos Town CrierLos AltosWeeklyLos Angeles SentinelLos AngelesWeeklyAfrican-AmericanThe Epoch TimesLos AngelesEpoch Times Media GroupWeeklyNews and lifestylePacific CitizenLos AngelesMonthlyAsian-AmericanArmenian ObserverLos AngelesWeeklyArmenian-AmericanLarchmont ChronicleLos AngelesJohn H. WelborneMonthlyLos Banos EnterpriseLos BanosMichael BraaBiweeklyLos Cerritos Community NewsLa MiradaHews Media GroupWeeklyThe Madera TribuneMaderaBiweeklyMammoth TimesMammoth LakesAlta Newspaper GroupWeeklyMariposa GazetteMariposaWeeklyMendocino BeaconMendocinoDigital First MediaWeeklyThe AlmanacMenlo ParkEmbarcadero Media FoundationWeeklyMonterey County WeeklyMontereyMilestone CommunicationsWeeklyMountain View VoiceMountain ViewEmbarcadero Media FoundationWeeklyWest Side IndexNewman209 MultimediaWeeklyNovato AdvanceNovatoMarinscope Community NewspapersWeeklyOakdale LeaderOakdale209 MultimediaWeeklyOjai Valley NewsOjaiWeeklyCedar StreetPacific GroveWeeklyThe Palisadian-PostPacific PalisadesAlan SmoliniskyWeeklyPacifica TribunePacificaCoastside News GroupWeeklyPalo Alto WeeklyPalo AltoEmbarcadero Media FoundationWeeklyFirst newspaper to put entire catalog onlinePaso Robles PressPaso RoblesNews Media CorporationWeeklyPlacerville Mountain DemocratPlacervilleMcNaughton NewspapersWeeklyPleasanton WeeklyPleasantonEmbarcadero Media FoundationWeeklyRancho Cordova Grapevine-IndependentRancho CordovaMessenger Publishing GroupWeeklyRedwood City PulseRedwood CityEmbarcadero Media FoundationWeeklyMid Valley TimesReedleyMineral King Publishing, Inc.WeeklyThe Placer HeraldRocklinAlta Newspaper GroupWeeklyThe Roseville Press TribuneRosevilleAlta Newspaper GroupWeeklySacramento ObserverSacramentoObserver Media GroupWeeklyAfrican-AmericanHumor TimesSacramentoMonthlySatireEl Sol de SalinasSalinasBiweeklyCalaveras EnterpriseSan AndreasHope Publications LLC WeeklyIndian VoicesSan DiegoBlack Rose CommunicationsMonthlyNative AmericanThe Southern CrossSan DiegoBishop of San DiegoMonthlyReligion (Catholicism)San Fernando Valley SunSan FernandoSeveryn AshkenazyWeeklyKstatiSan FranciscoKstati Publishing CompanyWeeklyRussian-AmericanAlianza MetropolitanSan JoseRossana DrumondWeeklyWillow Glen ResidentSan JoseDigital First MediaWeeklyIndia-WestSan LeandroIndia-West PublicationsWeeklyIndo-AmericanSan Lorenzo Valley PostSanta Cruz MountainsSan Lorenzo Valley Post, LLCMonthlySanta Clara WeeklySanta ClaraSanta Clara Eagle PublishingWeeklyThe Comic NewsSanta CruzMonthlySatire, CartoonsSanta Cruz Mountain BulletinSanta Cruz MountainsWendy Sigmund / Mountain PublishingMonthlyPress BannerScotts ValleyTank Town MediaWeeklySelma EnterpriseSelmaSanta Maria California News Media Inc.WeeklySanta Ynez Valley NewsSolvangAlta Newspaper GroupWeeklySonoma Valley SunSonomaSonoma Valley Sun NewspaperWeeklyTahoe Daily TribuneSouth Lake TahoeSwift CommunicationsWeeklyThe ArkTiburonAMMI Publishing Co. Inc.WeeklyHyperlocal (Tiburon, Belvedere, and Strawberry)The Tolucan TimesToluca LakeMonthlyTracy PressTracyTank Town MediaWeeklySierra SunTruckeeSwift CommunicationsWeeklyTurlock JournalTurlock209 MultimediaWeeklyUkiah Daily JournalUkiahDigital First MediaWeeklyValley RoadrunnerValley CenterWeeklyTrinity JournalWeavervilleWeeklyThe Willits NewsWillitsDigital First MediaBiweeklyWinters ExpressWintersMcNaughton NewspapersWeeklyHi-Desert StarYucca ValleyWeekly

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 Fullerton College – The Hornet Glendale College – El Vaquero Laney College – The Citizen 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