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Among the dearly departed in the Bay Area:

• Oakland Tribune
• San Mateo Times
• Alameda Times-Star
• Fremont Argus
• Hayward Daily Review
• Tri-Valley Herald
• Antioch Ledger
• West County Times
• Concord Transcript

Although the San Francisco Chronicle provides some reporting on Contra Costa County, the only local daily newspaper is the East Bay Times, which is what remains of the old Contra Costa Times. Only one reporter is assigned to regularly cover East Contra Costa County, an area with a population of more than 250,000 people. Job cuts and layoffs have decimated the Times’ editorial department and every other surviving daily newspaper not called the Washington Post or New York Times. Many local newspapers send some of their editing and ad building to workers in the Philippines or elsewhere. To keep jobs local and maintain accuracy and credibility, subscribe to The Press.

Our publisher and management early on welcomed the digital landscape and prepared for it. We publish a newspaper once a week, but our website is active with news 24/7. Although our printed circulation was cut back during the COVID-19 pandemic, support from our local advertisers and subscribers helped to keep us afloat.

Along with all that, we try to tell you about the drama that you and your neighbors battle through every day. Sometimes, it’s in triumph. Sometimes, it’s in tragedy. We try to provide you with a reflection of the community in which you live. Sometimes it might be about a horrific car crash, but more often it will be the courage of a blind runner or the impact of a dedicated school teacher.

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