A local presence, not a banner.
Every sponsor gets a proper business profile: what you do, the areas you serve, your hours and how to reach you.
For local businesses
Reach your neighbors.
Put your business in front of the people who live where you work.Bay Area Chronicle connects local businesses directly with local readers in Tri-Valley, Lamorinda, Napa Valley, Walnut Creek, and East Bay.
Local business
Your business, close to home.
Your business name
Tell neighbors what makes your services useful.
Roof repair · Replacement · Inspections
Learn about your business →Sponsored
Beside stories your customers read.
Your business appears next to reporting from the towns you choose. It is always labeled “Sponsored” and never dressed up as news.
Customers, not clicks.
Tell us what you want a neighbor to do: call, request a quote, book a visit or start a conversation. We build the placement around it.
Our first sponsors
Become a Founding Local Sponsor.
Bay Area Chronicle is new. We won’t quote you readership numbers we can’t stand behind. Founding sponsors support independent local journalism from its first chapter, and keep that recognition and their founding rate as the publication grows.
- Permanent recognition as a founding sponsor
- A verified business profile on Bay Area Chronicle
- Local sponsor placement in up to 2 coverage areas you choose
- Your founding rate is kept as the network grows
Sponsorship options
Choose where you appear. Change or cancel whenever you need to.
Founding Local Sponsor
By introduction
For the first businesses to stand behind a new local publication.
- Permanent recognition as a founding sponsor
- A verified business profile on Bay Area Chronicle
- Local sponsor placement in up to 2 coverage areas you choose
- Your founding rate is kept as the network grows
Local Sponsor
By introduction
Your business beside the stories from one town you serve.
- A business profile on Bay Area Chronicle
- Sponsor placement beside stories from one town
- A clear “Sponsored” label on every placement
City Sponsor
By introduction
A steady presence across the Bay Area.
- Everything in Local Sponsor
- Sponsor placement in up to 3 coverage areas
- A featured spot on each town’s story pages
Category Sponsor
By introduction
The local name readers see beside stories about your line of work.
- Everything in City Sponsor
- Placement beside stories in your business category
- One sponsor per category in each town
Regional Sponsor
By introduction
Every coverage area, across the whole publication.
- Everything in Category Sponsor
- Placement across every coverage area
- First access to new publications in our network
A network of genuinely local publications
Local identity, shared standards. Explore the other publications in our Bay Area network.
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Tri-Valley Weekly
California’s Tri-Valley
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Lamorinda Post
Lafayette · Moraga · Orinda
Local publication
Napa Gate
Napa Valley
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Walnut Creek Times
Walnut Creek
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East Bay Post
The East Bay
Tell us about your business
Every sponsorship is reviewed by the publication team before it appears. Sponsors never influence our reporting.
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