The Press Democrat
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Sonoma Media Investments LLC
EditorRichard Green
Founded1897
(as the Sonoma Democrat)
HeadquartersSanta Rosa, California
Circulation22,000 Daily
29,000 Sunday[1]
Sister newspapersSonoma Index-Tribune, Argus-Courier
ISSN0747-220X
Websitepressdemocrat.com
Free online archivescdnc.ucr.edu (1875-1928)

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

History

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The newspaper was started in 1897 by Ernest L. Finley. He 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

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