CALÓ News

What CALÓ News does

CALÓ News is a digital news publication based in Downtown Los Angeles that serves Latino and Hispanic communities across California and Arizona. Founded in 2022 (with founding date in another source field listed as 2023) and operating with approximately 14 employees, the outlet provides bilingual (English and Spanish) local news coverage spanning politics, immigration, education, health, housing, labor, entertainment, and community affairs. Its content is organized around more than 30 hyperlocal community sections covering LA neighborhoods and cities (e.g., Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, Compton, Huntington Park, Pico Union, Watts, and the San Fernando Valley), as well as broader regional coverage of Orange County, the Inland Empire, and Ventura County.

The publication's core product is the calonews.com website, powered by the BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital. It distributes content through six social media channels (Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn), Apple News, Google News, and an email newsletter. Multimedia products include video series (Lalo on CALÓ), podcasts, and video news coverage. Content syndication partnerships with Capital & Main, EdSource, LAist, The LA Local, and Inadvertent extend editorial breadth without proportional staffing cost.

CALÓ News generates revenue through three streams: (1) advertising sales targeting businesses seeking reach to Latino audiences in California and Arizona (quote-based rates, not publicly disclosed), (2) membership and donation support routed through the Latino Media Collaborative via fundjournalism.org, and (3) partner content/syndication arrangements. The outlet is an independent, privately operated nonprofit publication with no disclosed parent company, venture backing, or institutional investors. As a community-funded digital news organization, its financial structure is grant- and donation-dependent rather than venture-backed.

Name

CALÓ News

Legal name

CALÓ News

Website

https://calonews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CALÓ News is a bilingual (English/Spanish) digital news publication serving Latino communities in California and Arizona from its Downtown Los Angeles headquarters, covering local politics, immigration, education, health, and culture across 30+ LA-area communities via website, newsletter, social, and podcasts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital News Media

NAICS

Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Community, Ethnic & Multilingual News Publishers (MPAJADAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local News & Weather Stations (MPABACAJ)

Keywords

• Digital news media
• Bilingual journalism
• Local news coverage
• Latino community news
• Independent newsroom

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

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, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Advertising: The publication operates an advertising platform allowing businesses to advertise on calonews.com, targeting Latino audiences in California and Arizona.
2. Membership/Donations: CALÓ News accepts membership and donation support through the Latino Media Collaborative (Calo News Membership fundjournalism.org), supporting independent journalism for Latino communities.
3. Partner Content/Syndication: The site publishes partner content from organizations like Capital & Main, EdSource, LAist, and The LA Local, which may include sponsored or collaborative content arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CALÓ News is a digital-first news publication that produces and distributes bilingual (Spanish/English) local news, politics, immigration, education, health, culture, and entertainment content targeted at Latino communities across California and Arizona. It delivers journalism through its website, email newsletters, videos, podcasts, and dedicated neighborhood/community pages, and distributes content via Apple News, Google News, and social media channels.

Product overview

CALÓ News is a digital news media platform offering a unified news publication with multiple content delivery channels. The core product is the CALÓ News Website, which publishes news articles, videos, podcasts, and newsletters covering topics relevant to Latino communities in California and Arizona. Additional products include the Newsletter email service, Videos and Podcasts multimedia content, the Spanish-language Español section, the Lalo on CALÓ video series, and community-specific pages for various neighborhoods and regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CALÓ News Website Digital news publication platform providing local news, politics, immigration, education, health, culture, entertainment, and community affairs coverage focused on Latino communities across California and Arizona, available in both English and Spanish.
• CALÓ News Newsletter

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BLOX DigitalcoreTechnology or IntegrationBLOX Digital provides the BLOX Content Management System that powers calonews.com, enabling content publishing, site management, and digital media operations.
• Apple NewscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCALÓ News distributes content through Apple News platform, reaching iOS and Apple device users.
• Google NewscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContent syndicated through Google News, reaching users searching for news topics.
• Capital & MainminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContent partnership where CALÓ News publishes articles produced by Capital & Main, an investigative journalism outlet covering economic and political issues affecting communities of color.
• EdSourceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContent partnership where CALÓ News publishes education-related articles from EdSource, a nonprofit covering California education policy.
• LAistminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContent partnership where LAist articles are published on CALÓ News covering Los Angeles local news and politics.
• The LA LocalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContent partnership where The LA Local's local government and community coverage is published on CALÓ News.
• Latino Media CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCALÓ News is part of the Latino Media Collaborative, a coalition supporting local independent journalism for Latino communities through membership and fundraising support.
• InadvertentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContent partnership where Inadvertent journalism is published on CALÓ News.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Remezcla: Digital media company covering Latino culture, entertainment, and news for U.S. Hispanic audiences. Comparable as a digital-first Latino-focused publisher, though with more emphasis on culture and entertainment than hyperlocal news.

Broad incumbents

• The Texas Tribune: Large nonprofit digital newsroom covering Texas politics and public policy with a member-supported model. Comparable as a non-profit digital local/state newsroom using multi-platform distribution, though at materially larger scale.
• Univision Noticias (Local Digital): Spanish-language broadcaster and digital publisher with major reach into U.S. Hispanic audiences via TV and digital platforms. Comparable as a Spanish-language news provider competing for the same Latino audience and advertising spend, but at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Voice of San Diego: Nonprofit digital local news outlet covering San Diego civic, political, and community affairs. Highly comparable as a digital-first nonprofit local newsroom using a multi-platform distribution and membership-funded model.
• LAist: LA-focused nonprofit digital news outlet covering local news, politics, and culture across Los Angeles neighborhoods. Directly comparable as both a digital-first, community-supported local newsroom serving LA audiences with multi-platform distribution.
• EdSource: Nonprofit news outlet covering California education policy and K-12/higher-ed issues. Comparable as a digital nonprofit newsroom with overlapping syndication partnership and similar funding/community-supported model.
• Boyle Heights Beat: Community-driven nonprofit news outlet covering Boyle Heights and surrounding Latino neighborhoods in East Los Angeles. Closely comparable as a hyperlocal, bilingual, community-funded newsroom serving the same Latino audience CALÓ targets.
• Capital & Main: Nonprofit investigative news outlet covering economic and political issues affecting communities of color, with a California focus. Closely comparable as a digital nonprofit newsroom with overlapping syndication partnership and editorial coverage areas.
• El Tímpano: Bay Area-based nonprofit news outlet producing local news in Spanish and English for Latino and immigrant communities in Oakland and the San Francisco Bay Area. Directly comparable as a digital-first, bilingual, community-funded Latino local newsroom.
• The LA Local: Local news outlet covering Los Angeles city and county government and community affairs. Directly comparable as a digital nonprofit local newsroom covering LA-area communities with a partnership overlap (CALÓ publishes LA Local content).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/calonewsla
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CaloNews_LA
• Facebookfacebook.com/CaloNewsLA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cal%C3%B3-news
• Instagraminstagram.com/calonewsla
• TikToktiktok.com/@calonews

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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