Vallejo Times-Herald

What Vallejo Times-Herald does

Vallejo Times-Herald is a local newspaper serving Vallejo, California and the surrounding Solano County communities (American Canyon, Benicia, and Vacaville). It publishes hyperlocal coverage across news, sports, crime and courts, education, health, housing, transportation, business, opinion, obituaries, and community events, with secondary coverage of regional Northern California and national/international stories relevant to local readers. Its distribution stack includes a website (timesheraldonline.com), an e-Edition digital replica, a print newspaper, email newsletters, and social channels.

The underlying technology is a WordPress VIP content management platform powering the digital edition. The product portfolio spans the core news website and e-Edition plus a suite of ancillary verticals: jobs board, real estate listings, public notices, events calendar, BestReviews, horoscopes, and branded/paid partner content (Brandpoint). The business operates as part of the MediaNews Group / Gannett / Digital First Media network of community newspapers.

Revenue is generated through four streams: recurring digital subscriptions, recurring print subscriptions, advertising (display, classifieds, digital ads, jobs, real estate), and sponsored/branded content. Subscription tiers include digital-only, print-only, and combined print/digital packages billed monthly; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. The customer base consists of local Vallejo residents (primary), broader Solano County residents, and regional businesses purchasing advertising. The operation is small (11–50 employees) and is treated as a community newspaper within a larger corporate media conglomerate rather than an independent venture-backed entity.

Name

Vallejo Times-Herald

Legal name

Times Herald Online

Website

https://timesheraldonline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vallejo Times-Herald is a community newspaper serving Vallejo and Solano County, California, operating a website, e-Edition, and print edition with subscription and advertising revenue, owned by MediaNews Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local News Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Local newspaper
• Community news
• News subscriptions
• Digital news publishing
• Local advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Vallejo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Revenue from website subscriptions, e-Edition digital newspaper access, and digital-only subscription plans. Subscribers gain access to premium content, exclusive features, and ad-free browsing options.
2. Print Subscriptions: Traditional newspaper subscription revenue for physical delivery of the print edition to subscribers in Vallejo and surrounding areas.
3. Advertising: Revenue from display advertising, classified ads, local business advertising, and digital advertising on the website. The publication also offers job listings and real estate advertising sections.
4. Sponsored Content: Revenue from branded content, paid partner content, and sponsored articles through the Branded Content and Paid Partner Content sections of the website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Vallejo Times-Herald is a community newspaper that publishes hyperlocal news, sports, opinion, obituaries, and lifestyle content for Vallejo, California and surrounding Solano County. Its core offerings are digital access via the Times Herald Online website, a digital E-Edition replica of the print newspaper, and traditional print subscriptions, supplemented by email newsletters and classifieds (jobs, real estate, public notices). Revenue is generated through monthly print and digital subscriptions and through display, classified, and sponsored/branded advertising sold to local businesses.

Product overview

Vallejo Times-Herald operates primarily as a digital news platform (timesheraldonline.com) offering local journalism coverage for Vallejo, California. The product portfolio includes the core Times Herald Online Website delivering news across categories including local news, sports, crime, courts, business, education, health, housing, and transportation. Supporting products include the E-Edition digital replica of the printed newspaper, email newsletter subscriptions, BestReviews product recommendations, horoscope content, a jobs board, real estate listings, public notices, and a local events calendar. The site is owned by MediaNews Group and powered by WordPress.com VIP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Times Herald Online Website Primary digital news platform (timesheraldonline.com) covering local Vallejo news, sports, business, opinion, obituaries, crime and courts, education, health, housing, and transportation for Vallejo, California and Solano County readers.
• E-Edition Digital Newspaper

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MediaNews GroupcoreOthersMediaNews Group (d.b.a. MediaNews Group and as part of the broader Digital First Media network) is the parent company and owner of the Vallejo Times-Herald. The company operates as a community newspaper group within the larger media organization.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sacramento Bee: Regional daily covering California's capital region and northern California. Its coverage of state-level news and regional stories competes with Times-Herald's California-news section for the attention of Solano County readers.
• San Francisco Chronicle: Major Bay Area metropolitan daily with broad regional and national coverage. Provides overlapping coverage of greater Bay Area news and competes for advertising from regional and national brands targeting Bay Area consumers.
• East Bay Times: Large regional daily covering the East Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area; part of the same MediaNews Group network. Competes for regional advertising and overlapping Bay Area readership at a larger scale.

Direct peers

• Marin Independent Journal: Northern California community newspaper also operated by MediaNews Group. Comparable subscription + advertising revenue mix covering a similarly-sized suburban county adjacent to Times-Herald's territory.
• The Vacaville Reporter: Daily newspaper serving Vacaville, also within Solano County and also part of the MediaNews Group network. Closest geographic and operational peer — same business model, same parent, overlapping regional advertising pool.
• Napa Valley Register: Local newspaper covering Napa, just north of the Times-Herald footprint. Sister MediaNews Group/Digital First Media publication with similar operations, subscription tiers, and advertising products.
• Fairfield Daily Republic: Daily newspaper covering Fairfield and Solano County. Same coverage geography, print + digital subscription model, and reliance on local advertising and public-notice revenue.
• Benicia Herald: A community newspaper serving Benicia, California, in the same Solano County market that Times-Herald covers. Operated within the same MediaNews Group/Digital First Media network with the same technology stack and revenue model.

Emerging players

• Patch: Network of hyperlocal digital news sites covering thousands of U.S. communities including cities in Solano County. Competes directly for local-news readership and digital advertising spend without the overhead of a print edition.

Others

• Courier-Journal (or comparable Gannett community paper): Other community newspapers within the Gannett/MediaNews Group portfolio provide shared infrastructure, central advertising platforms (NorCal Audience Solutions), and BestReviews syndicated content that Times-Herald leverages for monetization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vjotimesherald
• Facebookfacebook.com/timesherald
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vallejo-times-herald

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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