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Reach the whole valley, from one local paper.
Big Bear News is read by the people who live here — residents who work, shop, and gather in the valley. Support local reporting and put your business in front of them, flat monthly rate, no surprises.
Founding Local Sponsor
Founding Local Sponsor
Reach the whole valley from one local paper.
$129 / month · month to month
What's included
- Labeled sponsor card on the home page — visible every day
- "Supported by" mention in every weekday newsletter send
- Named mention in the weekly Facebook /today post (at least once per week)
Civic firewall. Government meetings, public-safety dispatch, and civic coverage are never sponsored — that firewall is the point.
This sponsorship is for a local business doing local work — trades, services, retail, hospitality — that wants awareness among residents who live and shop in the valley.
Larger formats, section placements, and directory listings are in development — email to ask.
Where your sponsorship appears
Sponsor units sit alongside the news, clearly labeled. Our civic coverage — local government and public safety — is always unsponsored.
- Today's news[A] Sponsor card — labeled "Ad"
- Conditions[B] "presented by" your logo
- Events[B] "presented by" your logo
- This week in governmentAd-free — always
- Public-safety dispatchAd-free — always
- Newsletter signup[C] "Supported by" logo row → email
Our ads policy
Local only.We run sponsorships for real Big Bear–area businesses — no programmatic networks, no national junk ads.
Clearly labeled.Every sponsored unit is marked. Home cards carry an “Ad” label; newsletter sends say “Supported by” — everywhere the placement appears.
Editorial firewall. Sponsors never see stories before publication and never influence our coverage. Our government and public-safety reporting is never sponsored.
Civic stays clean. Government meetings, public-safety dispatch, and civic coverage carry no sponsor unit — ever. That firewall is non-negotiable.