The Press Democrat

newspaper based in Sonoma County, California

The Press Democrat, with the largest circulation in California's North Bay, is a daily newspaper published in Santa Rosa, California.

The Press Democrat
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Sonoma Media Investments LLC
EditorRichard Green
Founded1897
(as the Sonoma Democrat)
Headquarters416 B Street
Santa Rosa, California 95401
 United States 38°26′30″N 122°42′54″W / 38.441743°N 122.714944°W / 38.441743; -122.714944
Circulation22,000 Daily
29,000 Sunday[1]
Sister newspapersSonoma Index-Tribune, Argus-Courier
ISSN0747-220X
Websitepressdemocrat.com
Free online archivescdnc.ucr.edu (1875-1928)

History change

The newspaper was made in 1897 by Ernest L. Finley who combined Evening Press and Thomas Thompson's Sonoma Democrat (originally created as a voice for the Democratic Party). Finley also bought the Santa Rosa Republican in 1927 and brought it together with the Press Democrat in 1948.

References change

  1. "Audit Bureau of Circulation". Audit Bureau of Circulation's eCirc numbers for figures reported 3/31/2007. Retrieved July 9, 2007.