The North County Times was a local newspaper in San Diego's North County. It was headquartered in Escondido. The final publisher is Peter York.
It was formed in 1995 from the merger of the North County Blade-Citizen of Oceanside (founded 1929) and the Escondido Times-Advocate (founded 1909). Since 1997, the Times has published The Californian in Temecula, located in southwest Riverside County. The newspaper is published with three local editions including The Californian.
Beginning in 2008 and continuing through 2011, the paper has laid off dozens of staff members, including at least a third of its editorial/newsroom staff.
Doug Manchester, owner of U-T San Diego, bought the North County Times from Lee Enterprises in September 2012 for just under $12 million. One third of the staff was laid off. Subsequently, the print edition of the newspaper was folded into the U-T and called U-T North County Times, which is an edition of U-T San Diego and combines North County-specific content with features and columns from the U-T. The North County Times headquarters in Escondido were sold to the Classical Academy charter school.
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