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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Digital First Media |
| Founder | John McElroy |
| Founded | 1855 (as theMonterey Sentinel) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 100 Pioneer Street #C1,Santa Cruz, California United States |
| Circulation | 14,664 Daily 16,189 Sunday (as of 2022)[1] |
| ISSN | 1531-0817 |
| OCLC number | 44628929 |
| Website | santacruzsentinel.com |
TheSanta Cruz Sentinel is adaily newspaper published inSanta Cruz, California, coveringSanta Cruz County, California,[2] and owned byMedia News Group, which is controlled byAlden Global Capital.[3]
On June 2, 1855, John McElroy published the first edition of theMonterey Sentinel inMonterey, California.[4][5] McElroy was an Ohioan who fought in theMexican–American War. He had worked at other papers in Los Angeles andPlacerville before starting one of his own.[6] After a year in business, McElroy was approached by Albion Jordan, who co-owned alime manufacturer. Jordan offered to freely move the printing plant to Santa Cruz and McElroy accepted. The press was transported aboard a schooner named "Queen of the West."[6]
TheMonterey Sentinel relocated in May 1856.[7][8] The first issue of the newPacific Sentinel was published in Santa Cruz on June 14, 1856.[9][6] At that time the paper had 89 paid subscribers in a county of 1,219 persons.[10] The paper's name was later changed for a third time to theSanta Cruz Sentinel.[6] McElroy published the paper with several different partners over the following eight years including Duncan McPherson.[6] TheMcPherson family would own and operate the paper for 118 years.[11]
In 1982, theSentinel merged withOttaway Community Newspapers, a division ofDow Jones & Company.[12] In October 2006, Dow Jones sold the paper toCommunity Newspaper Holdings.[13][14] On February 2, 2007, theSentinel was sold again toMediaNews Group.[15][16] The MediaNews Group formed Digital First Media in 2013 when it merged withJournal Register Company. The company is controlled by the hedge fundAlden Global Capital.[3]
