About CALWIRE
CALWIRE is a California-focused digital newspaper covering news, sports, business, politics, culture, entertainment and history across the state — from Sacramento policy fights to San Diego surf breaks. We built CALWIRE around a simple idea: California readers deserve a single, fast, no-nonsense source for what's actually happening across the state, without wading through a dozen different regional outlets to piece it together.
Our Team
CALWIRE was founded by a California-based publisher who continues to run the site day to day, setting editorial direction, sourcing standards, and handling corrections, alongside a staff desk that reports, edits, and fact-checks every story before it publishes. Staff desk articles are credited to the desk that produced them (for example, "CALWIRE Politics Desk") rather than to an individual byline.
Our Reporting
Our staff desk publishes original feature journalism and analysis on the stories we think California readers actually care about — the ones that don't always get the depth they deserve elsewhere, covering everything from state government and housing policy to culture, sports, and local business.
How We Use AI
Our staff desk uses AI-assisted research and drafting support as part of the writing process, working from real, verifiable source material and public data — every story is reviewed, edited, and fact-checked by a member of our editorial team before it publishes. We're upfront about this because we think readers deserve to know how their news is made.
Our Wire Coverage
Alongside our staff reporting, CALWIRE maintains a wire desk that tracks established outlets and California regional sources to surface the day's most relevant headlines — weather, breaking incidents, sports recaps, market moves, and more. This wire layer is built for speed and breadth; our staff desk is built for depth. We keep the two clearly separated so readers always know what they're looking at.
Editorial Standards
We aim to report accurately, correct mistakes quickly, and keep news coverage separate from opinion. Wire-desk content is sourced from established outlets and public data feeds (including NOAA, NWS, and California state agencies); staff-desk features are reviewed and edited before publication. We do not accept payment in exchange for favorable coverage.
Ownership & Funding
CALWIRE is an independently operated publication, supported by advertising. We keep our reporting and live tools — weather, traffic, scanner, surf conditions — free and available to every California reader.
Corrections
If you spot an error in one of our articles, let us know using the contact information below and we'll review it promptly.
Contact
Have a tip, correction, or question for the newsroom? Visit our Contact page for the right address to reach us. See also our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.