Advertising
Reach the households of Castro Valley and San Leandro.
Our papers are delivered free to the homes and businesses in the towns they cover. An ad in the Forum or the Times lands on the kitchen table of the customer you are trying to reach, not in a feed they scroll past.
Options
Six ways to be in the paper.
- 01
Display advertising
Ads in the news pages of either paper, from a business-card size to a full page, in black and white or color. Run in one paper or both.
- 02
Classifieds
Help wanted, real estate, rentals, services, garage sales, and items for sale. Printed in the paper and posted on the paper's website.
- 03
Preprinted inserts
Your flyer or circular delivered inside the paper to every home on the route. Full run or selected carrier routes.
- 04
Legal and public notices
Fictitious business names, probate, trustee sales, public hearings, and other notices that require publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
- 05
Online and e-Edition
Placements on castrovalleyforum.com and sanleandrotimes.com, alongside the weekly e-Edition of each paper.
- 06
Combination rates
Run the same ad in the Forum and the Times in the same week and cover two towns at a combined rate.
How it works
Three steps to the next issue.
You do not need an agency. Our advertising staff will size the ad, place it, and proof it with you.
Call or write
Tell us what you are promoting, which paper, and when. We will recommend a size and send a rate.
Send your material
Send a finished ad, or send your logo and copy and we will build it. You approve a proof before it runs.
It runs
Your ad is in the paper the week it is scheduled and in the e-Edition online. Repeat schedules earn a lower rate.
Deadlines
Weekly deadlines.
Deadlines are for the following week's issue. Holiday weeks move earlier; call to confirm.
| Item | Castro Valley Forum | San Leandro Times |
|---|---|---|
| Publication day | Day | Thursday |
| Display space reservation | Day, time | Day, time |
| Display ad material | Day, time | Day, time |
| Classifieds | Day, time | Day, time |
| Legal notices | Day, time | Day, time |
| Preprinted inserts, delivered to printer | Day, time | Day, time |
Get a rate card
Talk to our advertising department.
Call during business hours or send an email with the paper, the size, and the dates you have in mind. We will reply with a rate and the next available issue.
Advertising email Classifieds email Legals email