San Francisco Bay Area Local Newspapers, Publications, Newsletters, Sites

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Dec 15, 2024

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Last Updated May 3, 2025

Bay Area Local Newspapers

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Each week, I curate articles mostly from local papers and the sites below. I tend to focus on articles that are actionable, insightful, and/or educate audiences. Ideally, these are pieces that people might have missed or should know about.

I am not interested in regurgitating the same tired headlines or clickbait articles.

San Francisco Local Neighborhood News, Newspapers List

Ingelside Light: https://www.inglesidelight.com/

Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon: https://richmondsunsetnews.com/

San Francisco Bayview: https://sfbayview.com/

Mission Local: https://missionlocal.org/

El Tecolote: https://eltecolote.org/content/en/

Potrero Review: https://www.potreroview.net/

Noe Valley Voice: http://www.noevalleyvoice.com/

Outside Lands: https://www.outsidelands.org/

The New Fillmore: https://newfillmore.com/

Westside Observer: https://westsideobserver.com/

Golden Gate Express (SFSU): https://goldengatexpress.org/

Neighborhood Association Newsletters

Glen Park Newsletter: https://www.glenparkassociation.org/

One Richmond SF: https://onerichmondsf.com/

Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association: https://hayesvalleysf.org

Sunnyside Neighborhood Association: https://sunnysideassociation.org/

General San Francisco Publications, SF News Sites

The Frisc: https://thefrisc.com/

SFist: https://sfist.com/

48 Hills: https://48hills.org/

Street Sheet: https://www.streetsheet.org/

SF Public Press: https://www.sfpublicpress.org/

StreetsBlog: https://sf.streetsblog.org/

SF Examiner (Clint Reilly Communications): https://www.sfexaminer.com/

Nob Hill Gazette (Clint Reilly Communications): https://www.nobhillgazette.com/

SF Weekly (Clint Reilly Communications): https://www.sfweekly.com/

Broke Ass Stuart: https://brokeassstuart.com/

7x7 Bay Area: https://www.7x7.com/

East Bay Newspapers, Sites (Oakland, Berkeley)

Oaklandside / Berkeleyside / Richmondside: https://citysidejournalism.org/

Daily Californian: https://www.dailycal.org/

Oakland North: https://oaklandnorth.net/ (UCB Graduate School of Journalism)

North Bay Newspapers, Local News (Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano)

Vallejo Sun: https://www.vallejosun.com/

Point Reyes Light: https://www.ptreyeslight.com/

West Marin Feed: https://www.thewestmarinfeed.com/

South Bay/Peninsula Local Papers, San Jose Newspapers

San Jose Spotlight: https://sanjosespotlight.com/

Palo Alto Post: https://padailypost.com/

Pacifica Tribune: https://www.pacificatribune.com/

Stanford Daily: https://stanforddaily.com/

Silicon Valley Voice (Sunnyvale/Santa Clara): https://www.svvoice.com/

Mountain View Voice: https://www.mv-voice.com/

Bay Area Publications, News Sites

Bay Area Reporter: https://www.ebar.com/

SF Bay Times: https://sfbaytimes.com/

Local News Matters: https://localnewsmatters.org/

Publications Owned By Private Equity or Hedge Funds

Media News Group (owned by Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund), acquired publications from Sonoma Media Investments in 2025.

Mercury News
Press Democrat
Petaluma Argus-Courier
Sonoma Index-Tribune
Sonoma Magazine
Sonoma-Index Tribune
North Bay Business Journal
Sonoma County Gazette
La Prensa Sonoma
Marin IJ
Vallejo Herald
East Bay Times

San Francisco Newsletters

Local Newspapers San Francisco Bay Area

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