New York Post goes Hollywood as tabloid branches out to ‘jaded’ California

A mock-up front page cover of the California Post, a new publication that will be a sister version of the New York Post, headquartered in Los Angeles. - (New York Post)

Rupert Murdoch is bringing his New York Post to the West Coast.

In something of a surprise announcement Monday, News Corp. said that it will launch a new daily newspaper in Los Angeles early next year called The California Post, expanding on the brand of the nation’s most-read tabloid.