Publication: newspapers of general circulation.

Assembly Member Flora's public notice modernization measure would require newspapers to publish legally mandated notices across three platforms simultaneously - in print editions, on newspaper websites, and through a centralized statewide online repository.

The legislation maintains existing requirements for notices to appear in newspapers of general circulation while adding digital publication mandates. Under the proposed changes, newspapers must post each public notice to their own website or electronic edition and ensure it appears on a statewide database currently operated as a joint venture among California newspapers. The bill preserves print publication requirements that have facilitated public access to government, legal and community information for over 100 years.

According to the bill's findings, this multi-platform approach aims to serve both digital and print media consumers while maintaining established channels for reaching diverse communities. The measure notes the historical role of ethnic and local newspapers in delivering public notices to underserved populations across California's urban and rural areas. The statewide online repository would create a searchable database of notices while print editions would continue serving readers who rely on physical newspapers.

The publishing newspaper would bear responsibility for posting notices to all three required platforms - their print edition, their website, and the statewide repository. This expands existing public notice requirements without altering the core criteria that define newspapers of general circulation under California law.