Planning a California road trip? These 11 small town stays will inspire your route as you meander through the Golden State.

I first went to Pacifica a few years ago while visiting family, and fell in love with its small-town charm. Now that I live ...

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Looking for a place to bike along the coast in California? Head to this new car-free park in San Francisco that is a biker's ...

Taken together, the deaths have raised the specter of past “unusual mortality events” that caused whales to die in higher-than-normal numbers.

How Sublime, a mysterious dancing hippie in Oakland and a legendary SF party turned April 20 into an international party.

The four deaths have raised the specter of past “unusual mortality events” that caused whales to die in higher-than-normal ...

birds and dolphins throughout Southern California. Public safety officials have been warning beachgoers to stay away from animals found stranded on the beach because they can become aggressive. Why ...

Hordes of bright blue, jellyfish-like sea creatures are washing up on beaches across California. As of Monday, thousands of the critters — called velella velella or by-the-wind sailors — have been ...

That Oscar went missing, with no one knowing for sure how long, before reappearing in a Mission District pawn shop window. The widely celebrated local writer who first won it had reportedly used it as ...