White sand beaches greet travelers who make the three-hour boat trip to Santa Rosa Island, one of the five isles composing California’s Channel Islands National Park.

Cities and counties are now allowed to adopt ordinances recognizing recreational, customary use of beaches, including walking ...

Long a friendly, public face of Exchange Bank, Rolf Nelson was a longtime board leader at Chop’s Teen Club and supporter of ...

North Bay residents with a sweet tooth have a reason to indulge. Ice cream parlor Salt and Straw has opened a location in ...

After reviewing the costs of Florida grouper and other ingredients in the sandwich, Gruel said the menu price amounts to 25 ...

Flee the crowds of Fisherman’s Wharf for better adventures in and around the Bay Area. Here, worthy destinations where you ...

At least 221 lots have sold in Altadena and Pacific Palisades and 364 more are in escrow or up for sale, ‘a tiny drop,’ or about 6%, of properties destroyed.

Thousands gathered on the west steps of the California state Capitol for Sacramento’s No Kings protest. By midday, the crowd had spilled onto several streets, prompting police to close roadways, as ...

The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara, just reopened after an extensive renovation, and Travel + Leisure was the first to see it.

But as a heat wave cooks the Atlantic Coast, relatively mild summer weather continues along the Pacific Coast and throughout ...

As California lawmakers grapple with a multibillion-dollar ... Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire, a Democrat from Santa Rosa, said earlier this week that the Legislature’s budget reverses the most ...

Finding budget-friendly living in California seems about as probable as spotting a mermaid sunbathing at Venice Beach. Yet Lakeport stands as tangible evidence that enjoying California’s splendor ...