California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws Friday setting aside $50 million to help the state protect its policies from challenges by the Trump administration and defend immigrants amid the ...

The city of New Orleans officially handed over Super Bowl duties to the Bay Area on Monday as Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara will host the next big event next year. Another Bay Area-based company ...

A new report from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California sheds more light on the situation in the Palos Verdes Peninsula, a region along the Los Angeles County coast that juts ...

California already has some of the strictest defensible space laws in the West, requiring homeowners in fire-prone areas to clear flammable materials. The state first mandated a 30-foot buffer in ...

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...

The FDIC says the state’s largest deposit markets lie within California’s biggest metropolitan areas: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa ...

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The best time to visit Santa Cruz is from September through November when the summer tourists have returned home, leaving a bit more room on the beaches, walking paths and other attractions.

New York Times reporters have been writing personal portraits about the fires in the California Today newsletter. Here is a collection of their dispatches on what the disaster means to them ...

California king beds are luxurious and perfect for those who need the extra length to stretch out. These are the best California king mattresses you can buy, according to our experts. Our expert ...

California's levy of $1 billion on private insurers to help pay out wildfire claims in its state-created safety net program has renewed focus on the challenges the industry faces in a market ...