Southern California suburb alarmed as ‘exceptionally rare’ cancer sickens multiple children

Concerns are growing in southern California over a cluster of “exceptionally rare” cancer cases that has sickened multiple children in a suburban community. Families living in the Orange county neighborhood of Ladera Ranch, home to about 26,000 people, …

Everybody Embodies A Different Character From Pixar — Who Are You Based On The Trip To California You Take?

In California governor's race, Steve Hilton looks to court voters wary of Trump

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Republican gubernatorial nominee Steve Hilton is making an early play for one of the toughest voter blocks for any California Republican: voters who don't like President Donald Trump. In a new full-page advertisement in the San …

California’s Health Insurance Rates Are Going Up 9.9 Percent in 2027 — Which Sounds Bad Until You See What the Rest of ...

Jessica Altman had one comparison she kept returning to when Covered California released its 2027 rate announcement Tuesday. The national median rate increase for health insurance in 2027 is 14 percent. California’s weighted average is 9.9 percent. Altman …

They’re on Our Flag, but Do Long-Gone Grizzly Bears Belong in California?

The grizzly bear on California’s flag went extinct a century ago in the Golden State. Now, a group of tribes and environmentalists is urging the Legislature to study whether it’s possible to bring them back. Grizzlies once lived across most of California. …

California’s oldest churches still stand centuries later

July 23, 2026, 9:55 a.m. PT Throughout the early 16th century, Spanish explorers saw North America's Pacific Coast as “a difficult and distant place to reach,” according to The California Frontier Project.  Despite being “the furthest point of the …

They're on our flag, but do long-gone grizzly bears belong in modern California?

The grizzly bear on California’s flag went extinct a century ago in the Golden State. Now, a group of tribes and environmentalists is urging the Legislature to study whether it’s possible to bring them back. Grizzlies once lived across most of California. …

Keely Covello Talks Potter Valley, Water, and California’s Future with The Ag Meter

As California continues to grapple with water shortages, aging infrastructure, devastating wildfires, and increasing political division, one voice has emerged as a passionate advocate for rural communities: Keely Covello. In a compelling interview with …

The First Amendment Meets the Chasing Arrows: Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of California’s SB 343

  Ochir-Erdene Oyunmedeg, Unsplash Introduction In our earlier Earth Day post, we provided an overview of California Senate Bill 343 — the landmark law that rewrites the rules governing when and how recyclability claims may be made on products and …

California Homeowners Are Sitting on $627K in Equity—but It’s Worth Far More if They Leave

The typical California homeowner with a mortgage now has $626,900 in home equity, according to new data. That's roughly twice the national average of $310,500—and enough to purchase the median-priced home outright in 48 states. There’s just one catch: …