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California · Online News Outlets · Updated October 2026

Biggest online news outlets in California

46 online news outlets in California, ranked by how many journalists, editors and producers Media List lists in each newsroom. CalMatters leads with 61.

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46online news outlets ranked
407journalists, editors and producers
291with a verified email
San Franciscohas the most, 7
The ranking

Biggest online news outlets in California, by newsroom size

#OutletJournalists listedVerified emailsContacts
1
CalMatters
Sacramento
 61 27 Unlock emails
2
Bay Area News Group
San Jose
 37 32 Unlock emails
3
ABC 10News San Diego
San Diego
 36 0 Unlock emails
4
The San Francisco Standard
San Francisco
 36 21 Unlock emails
5
Courthouse News Service
Pasadena
 30 29 Unlock emails
6
CNET
San Francisco
 26 22 Unlock emails
7
The Ringer
Los Angeles
 14 13 Unlock emails
8
EdSource
Oakland
 9 8 Unlock emails
9
Q.Digital
San Francisco
 9 9 Unlock emails
10
Noozhawk
Santa Barbara
 8 0 Unlock emails
11
The Mercury News
San Jose
 8 7 Unlock emails
12
Afar
San Francisco
 7 7 Unlock emails
13
Mongabay
Menlo Park
 7 6 Unlock emails
14
Mother Jones
San Francisco
 7 7 Unlock emails
15
Capital & Main
Los Angeles
 6 6 Unlock emails
16
inewsource
San Diego
 6 5 Unlock emails
17
Jewish Journal
Los Angeles
 6 6 Unlock emails
18
Long Beach Post
Long Beach
 6 5 Unlock emails
19
Voice of San Diego
San Diego
 6 6 Unlock emails
20
Berkeleyside
Berkeley
 5 5 Unlock emails
21
Penske Media Corporation
Los Angeles
 5 4 Unlock emails
22
WorkingNation
Los Angeles
 5 5 Unlock emails
23
Android Headlines
Riverside
 4 4 Unlock emails
24
Fresnoland
Fresno
 4 4 Unlock emails
25
GameSpot
San Francisco
 4 3 Unlock emails
26
GV Wire
Fresno
 4 4 Unlock emails
27
Mountain News
Los Gatos
 4 4 Unlock emails
28
The Inertia
Playa del Rey
 4 4 Unlock emails
29
The Oaklandside
Oakland
 4 4 Unlock emails
30
USC Annenberg Media
Los Angeles
 4 4 Unlock emails
31
Bay City News
Berkeley
 3 3 Unlock emails
32
The Imprint News
Los Angeles
 3 3 Unlock emails
33
Times of San Diego
San Diego
 3 3 Unlock emails
34
ABC News Studios
 2 0 Unlock emails
35
AgNet Media, Inc.
 2 2 Unlock emails
36
Civil Eats
 2 2 Unlock emails
37
DirtSportsWorld
Southern California
 2 2 Unlock emails
38
Global Crypto Press
San Francisco
 2 0 Unlock emails
39
Leasing News
Saratoga
 2 2 Unlock emails
40
Nice News
Newport Beach
 2 2 Unlock emails
41
San Francisco Classical Voice
Berkeley
 2 2 Unlock emails
42
SnowBrains
Olympic Valley
 2 2 Unlock emails
43
Streetwise Reports
Kenwood
 2 2 Unlock emails
44
The Christian Science Monitor
Boston
 2 1 Unlock emails
45
The Forward
 2 2 Unlock emails
46
YourCentralValley
Fresno
 2 2 Unlock emails

Ranked by the number of journalists, editors and producers Media List lists at each outlet, which reflects newsroom size in our data rather than audience. Outlets need at least two people listed.

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Questions, answered

Which California online news outlet has the biggest newsroom?

CalMatters has the most journalists in our data, with 61 listed.

How many online news outlets are in California?

This ranking covers 46 online news outlets in California with at least two journalists listed in Media List.

Where are they based?

Most are in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Berkeley.

How is this ranking made?

By the number of journalists, editors and producers we list at each outlet. It measures newsroom size in our data, not audience or circulation, and it is refreshed monthly.

How do I contact their journalists?

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