Best source for Bay Area and California news
I am looking for a go-to website for all things California news-related, not on the order of SFGate. I find the Chronicle's reporting and coverage fairly lackluster, hack, and sensationalistic. I have found several regional sites of interest, for instance The Anderson Valley Advertiser, but it is hard to go to all of them as frequently as I would like. I am "partial" to left/alternative media, so if someone knows of a CA-based and specific media outlet that it is of that bent, I would love to hear about it! Looking forward to suggestions from this well-informed community.
Feb 14, 2017
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Try subscribing to the California Report from the New York Times. The columnist lives in and reports from Davis. For super-local, I hope you've already discovered Berkeleyside!
Check out Rough and Tumble: http://www.rtumble.com/, which is a roundup of California news with links to the original articles
And Capitol Weekly, http://capitolweekly.net/
These are not left-leaning, but California-centric sources of news about the state. These two electronic newsletters are free, and I find them invaluable for finding out what is happening around the state and other news important to Californians. The first in Essential California, which I believe is helmed by Los Angeles Times staff. It collects news about California from various sources, not just from the L.A. Times. Sign-up here for Essential California: [http://newsletters.latimes.com/?utm_source=Essential+California&utm_cam…]
The second daily (Mon-Fri) e-newsletter, California Today, is from the NY Times and includes articles primarily from the NY Times, but also includes other news sources. Sign up here:
[http://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/california-today?pgtype=subscription…].
Sign-up and see what you think; if not your cup of tea, you can always unsubscribe.
The Daily Kos is progressive news - it's based in California but doesn't only do Caifornia news. http://www.dailykos.com/
You can try the eastbay times http://www.eastbaytimes.com/
All I can recommend for now is a radio show, "The California Report," usually available on public radio/NPR stations. I also wish there were more sources.
The New York Times now has a section with California-specific coverage, written by a native son, with daily highlights that can be sent directly to your email address. It often includes excerpts from other news services that require membership. I've found its reporting to be top-notch.
Google LA Times' Benjamin and Shelby "Essential California". Although not alternative media, they draw heavily on LA Times' excellent articles by in-house reporters, they also pull from news agencies throughout the state. Great way to start the day.
I recently subscribed to the Los Angeles times, and I like it so far. They do some good investigative reporting.