California Local News Coverage
Curbside tracks 11 local news markets, 393 sources, and 58 counties across California.
Coverage Snapshot
58
Total Counties
32
Strong
4
Covered
12
Thin
0
DMA-Only
10
Desert
62% of counties have covered or strong local news coverage. 17% are news deserts.
Local News Markets in California
Los Angeles 162 sources San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose 86 sources Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto 48 sources San Diego 25 sources Fresno-Visalia 21 sources Palm Springs 15 sources Santa Barbara-San Luis Obispo 18 sources Monterey-Salinas 25 sources Bakersfield 12 sources Chico-Redding 11 sources Eureka 16 sources
Counties Needing Coverage
10 of 58 counties in California are news deserts with no dedicated local source.
Alpine County Amador County Colusa County Lassen County Merced County Modoc County Mono County Plumas County
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Coverage by County
Local news coverage detail for 43 counties in California.
Alameda County 15 Butte County 8 Contra Costa County 15 El Dorado County 2 Fresno County 10 Humboldt County 8 Imperial County 4 Kern County 6 Kings County 1 Lake County 1 Los Angeles County 107 Madera County 1 Marin County 24 Mendocino County 6 Merced County 0 Monterey County 13 Napa County 24 Nevada County 1 Orange County 13 Placer County 1 Riverside County 27 Sacramento County 21 San Benito County 13 San Bernardino County 21 San Diego County 15 San Francisco County 22 San Joaquin County 8 San Luis Obispo County 5 San Mateo County 5 Santa Barbara County 12 Santa Clara County 10 Santa Cruz County 7 Shasta County 1 Solano County 24 Sonoma County 24 Stanislaus County 8 Sutter County 4 Tehama County 1 Tulare County 3 Tuolumne County 0 Ventura County 6 Yolo County 4 Yuba County 4
Strongest Coverage Areas
Los Angeles County 107 sources
Riverside County 27 sources
Marin County 24 sources
Napa County 24 sources
Solano County 24 sources
Methodology
Coverage tiers are based on tracked Curbside News sources at the county and sub-market level. Strong counties have multiple local sources. Covered counties have at least one local source. Thin counties have minimal coverage. Desert counties have no dedicated local source. Stories link to original publishers. Curbside does not republish full articles.