Press Banner

The Press Banner is a local newspaper serving Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley, California in Santa Cruz County. It is published once per week on Fridays.[1]

The Press Banner
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Weeklys
Founded1960
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersScotts Valley, CA
Sister newspapersGood Times, The Pajaronian Metro Silicon Valley
Websitepressbanner.com

It is operated by the Weeklys newspaper group, which also publishes the countywide free weekly Good Times, the monthly Aptos Life and Watsonville-based The Pajaronian.

History

The Press Banner was first published on December 2, 1960, as the Valley Press. In 1974, the owners of the Valley Press created and published the Scotts Valley Banner, which made its debut on February 27, 1974.[2]

The publications were purchased in 2005 by Tank Town Media, which is owned by Will Fleet and Ralph Alldredge. The two papers merged to become the Press Banner. The first issue of the Press Banner was published on April 26, 2006.[3][4][5]

The Press Banner was sold on October 1, 2020, to the publisher of Good Times in neighboring Santa Cruz, winner of the California Journalism Awards’ 2020 General Excellence award.[6][7]

References
  1. "Scotts Valley Press Banner newspaper - MondoTimes.com". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  2. "Press Banner". www.scottsvalleychamber.com. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  3. "Press Banner". www.scottsvalleychamber.com. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  4. "Tracy Press - About Us". Golden State Newspapers. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  5. "Scotts Valley Press Banner newspaper - MondoTimes.com". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  6. Siegel, Fern (October 8, 2020). "Weeklys Buys 'Press Banner,' Enlarges Its Newspaper Stable". Publishers Daily. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  7. "Good Times Purchases Press-Banner". GoodTimes.sc. October 6, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
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