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As our boat lurches into motion under a steel wool gray sky, my hat flies off and vanishes into the churning water below. The Santa Cruz harbor...
Last year, Rachael Gingery left Burning Man in the back of an ambulance with a broken back, broken ribs, a bruised spleen and a punctured lung. It...
Arcata Plaza is the beating heart of Humboldt County’s college-town counterculture. Nag champa wafts from storefronts while dreadlocked hitchhikers...
While its Southern California contemporaries have gone on to critical acclaim, corporate controversy and billboard flame wars, a Santa Barbara...
FILE: Panoramic view of the lake and volcano from the Mirage casino in Jan. 2023 on the Las Vegas Strip. If you’re not ready to let go of your...
A slender beach tucked between two coves in Southern California has an inaccurate name. “Thousand Steps” is a misnomer, but frankly, that’s a good...
Not long after Ramón J. Goñi moved to Los Angeles seven years ago, he went on a date. The pair strolled around the serene Venice Canals, a small...
Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Southwest Airlines announced it’s ending a route from California’s Oakland International Airport to the popular...
Police said a man was found to be in possession of a “substantial” amount of narcotics on his way to Burning Man, in Yerington, Nev., on...
Marc Andreessen and Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen attend the 2025 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 5, 2025, in Santa Monica,...
Aerial view of San Jose, Calif. In a new rankings report, only two Bay Area schools were among the 10 best California public high schools, similar...
FILE: A TSA officer at the Denver International Airport. New rules from the Transportation Security Administration should have flyers thinking...
FILE: The Mariposa County district attorney resigned last week after series of text messages appeared to show his continuous purchases of meth from...
A view of flames over mountains during the Pickett Fire near Calistoga in Napa County, Calif., on Aug. 22, 2025. A steadily moving fire in a steep,...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills related to redrawing the state’s congressional maps on Aug. 21, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. Gov. Gavin...
Mountain Lion on moss covered rocks near Yosemite National Park during spring time A two-hour drive north of San Francisco, on a 340-acre ranch...
FILE: Camilo Doval of the New York Yankees looks on during the game against the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 8, 2025, in New York. It’s...
Carmel has only one stand-alone doughnut shop, and when it opened over Labor Day weekend in 2021, it was the first one in the beachfront town for...
The Thlick family has always been more of a beach family than a pool family, making regular summer drives from their longtime home in Glendale to...
There’s nothing quite like Burning Man. What began as a summer solstice party at San Francisco’s Baker Beach in 1986 has transformed into a 70,000-...
It’s noon on a Thursday, but the day’s lunch break is already over and the cement building in Concord is once again full. Class is in session. A...
Ed Hackbarth was, and remains, a man with a keen eye. The fast food founder must have seen something that others missed out in the Mojave...
The allure is undeniable: The gleaming blue lagoon, sparkling in the sunshine, holds 9 million gallons of water, with vibrantly colored sea life...
As dusk settled in at Site 19 at Sardine Lake Campground, life was pretty blissful. Here we were tucked away in the stunning and slightly remote...
Ready-to-eat meals from Everytable. One school district in Southern California is shifting its thinking on cafeteria lunch, historically a place...
Burgers and fries from In-N-Out Burger in Atascadero, Calif. The cult of Double-Doubles and animal-style fries has reached Washington state. One...