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Highway 101 lanes in Central Coast wine country close for the year
8+ min ago (330+ words) FILE: The concrete roadway of California State Highway 101 is viewed on Aug. 11, 2014, in'Buellton, Calif. Lanes on a stretch of Highway 101 through a popular destination on the Central Coast are closing until next spring as Caltrans reconstructs a near-4-mile section…...
Inglewood was broke, forgotten and on the brink. Then came the stadiums.
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (1526+ words) An aerial view of So Fi Stadium and the'Kia Forum ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Inglewood, Calif. , on May 27, 2026. Fifteen years ago, Inglewood was on the brink of disaster. In 2011, the unemployment rate was a staggering 17%. The city…...
Duck boat tours ruled San Francisco in the 2000s. Then, people started dying.
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (1594+ words) When you see one in person, it's hard to believe that something so stupid looking could cause so much pain and heartbreak." Ride the Ducks seemed inescapable in the mid-2000s, becoming a gaudy fixture in San Francisco's urban landscape. Just as…...
A Yosemite gateway town's only hostel is for sale. Will someone save it?
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (1853+ words) Jackass Hostel is the only hostel in North Fork, Calif. North Fork, California, is not the kind of place where you'd expect to find a hostel. Sprawled across the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and surrounded by national forestland, the…...
In stunning vote, California's reddest county chooses Bay Area Democrat
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1799+ words) A Modoc County voter casts his ballot on June 2, 2026. "We lost our voice," Castaneda told me by a window in his general store. "We're a small community that's now beholden to the people in the Bay Area." Frank Castaneda inside…...
The unlikely rise of this World Cup's only Central Valley player
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (569+ words) FILE: : Max'Arfsten, right, talks to USA teammate Tanner'Tessmann after an international friendly match between United States and Paraguay at Subaru Park on November 15, 2025 in Chester, Penn.' Fresno-born U. S. men's national team call-up Max Arfsten has worked hard to burst through the…...
Voters in Modoc County have never felt more silenced by the Bay Area
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1799+ words) A Modoc County voter casts his ballot on June 2, 2026. "We lost our voice," Castaneda told me by a window in his general store. "We're a small community that's now beholden to the people in the Bay Area." Frank Castaneda inside…...
Wildfire near Solano-Yolo County line sends large clouds of smoke into the air
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (268+ words) The Putah Fire ignited in Northern California on Monday. A wildfire near Lake'Berryessa is burning through Yolo County on Monday afternoon, sending large clouds of smoke into the air. The fire'started at 11: 34 a. m. and'is located near the Solano County and Yolo…...
The Ramble is the perfect Bay Area music festival you've never heard of
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (366+ words) The Ramble founders Noah Dorrance, left, and Kelly Dorrance in Healdsburg on June 6, 2026. Inside the wine garden at the Ramble in Healdsburg on June 6, 2026." A couple dances in the field at the Ramble in Healdsburg on June 6, 2026. Jess"Wolfe and…...
This Calif. bar was closed for 46 years. Now it's an SF tourist hotspot.
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (853+ words) Red Dog Saloon opened in Pioneertown, Calif. , in 1948 and reopened in 2020 after a decades-long closure. Phil Stefani never really intended to take up permanent residence in the high desert. The San Francisco chef was burned out on the local food…...