Editing Martinez, California (section)

== Media ==
[[File:US Post Office, 815 Court St., Martinez, CA 9-14-2008 4-28-28 PM.JPG|thumb|left|The historic post office is on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Contra Costa County, California|National Register of Historic Places]].]]
Martinez and the surrounding area is served by several local newspapers, including the Martinez News-Gazette, the Martinez Tribune and the [[East Bay Times]].

Martinez is also served by Martinez Patch, a local news website covering community news and events, and the local news and talk blog Claycord.com.

In December 2019, there was a flurry of reports from reliable sources including the [[Associated Press]] and the [[San Francisco Chronicle]] that the 161 year-old Martinez News-Gazette, one of the longest-running newspapers in California, may have to cease publication. But as of late May 2020, the threatened cessation did not materialize and the newspaper appears to have weathered that storm. The newspaper did cease publication of a print edition effective April 2, 2020, but this was characterized as a temporary measure arising from a lack of advertising revenue. This in turn arose as many local businesses were forced to suspended operations or even ceased to exist, when the area was under shelter in place regulations arising from the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The newspaper plans to resume a full print edition when the local shelter-in-place restrictions are lifted.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Martinez News-Gazette to Suspend Print Edition [during Covid-19 pandemic shelter in place]|url=https://martinezgazette.com/martinez-news-gazette-to-suspend-print-edition/|last=Jones|first=Rick|date=April 2, 2020|website=Martinez News-Gazette|type=Letter from the Publisher (Rick Jones) to the newspaper's subscribers|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref> The newspaper continued to operate its online news website presence during the pandemic restrictions.