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Two pillars of the Santa Cruz Mountains wine region passed away late last year, taking their stories with them: Robert (Bob) Mullen, who founded Woodside Vineyards in 1963, and Dr. Thomas Fogarty, renowned inventor of the balloon catheter, who also founded Thomas Fogarty Winery in 1981. Mullen died on Nov....

Gilroy, California, often referred to as the Garlic Capital of the World, is a small city located in Santa Clara County, approximately 30 miles southeast of San Jose. Renowned for its deep-rooted connection to garlic cultivation and production, Gilroy has become synonymous with this pungent and flavorful bulb. The...

Listen to this and more in-depth storytelling by subscribing to The California Report Magazine podcast. San Francisco Airport’s Fear of Flying Clinic Welcomes Nervous Passengers Aboard. If your stomach drops at the thought of getting on an airplane, you’re not alone. Millions of Americans share a fear of flying....

Tucked along California’s Central Coast is a seafood spot that feels less like a restaurant and more like a local secret you’re lucky to discover. Pismo Beach may be known for sunsets and surf, but Ada’s Fish House is the place that keeps people coming back long after the sand is gone from their shoes.

I never thought a plate of oysters could make me rearrange my whole day. Driving up the California coast, the salty breeze already teasing my senses, I had no idea what awaited me at this unassuming oyster counter. It’s the kind of place that looks simple from the outside, but...

Across California, New York City, and other jurisdictions, automated cameras are shifting from experimental safety tools to everyday traffic enforcers. The new rules arriving in 2026 promise fewer deadly crashes, but they also create a system in which a momentary lapse can trigger an instant bill in the mail. I see a...

California – A California man was sentenced to fifty four years to Iife behind bars earlier this week after pIeading no contest to first-degree murder in the shooting death of 25-year-old AngeI Dias, California officials said. The defendant, 30-year-old A. HoImes, also admitted to an assauIt with a firearm charge and...

Here is the definitive guide to the major store closures confirmed for California in 2026. The Headline: Two major malls lose their department store anchor. Locations Closing: West Valley Mall (Tracy) and Grossmont Center (La Mesa). As part of its "Bold New Chapter" strategy, Macy’s confirmed the closure of two...

San Francisco Police Department officers were alerted about 1:10 p.m. to a stolen vehicle near the area of 3rd and Evan Street, the department told KTVU. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the department reported that it refused to yield and instead led the SFPD on a pursuit that led onto the Bay Bridge.

Five earthquakes have rattled California’s Bay Area, putting communities from Gilroy to San Jose on alert and renewing questions about what comes next. I will walk through what is known so far about the sequence, where it hit hardest, how far the shaking spread, and what the latest mapping and swarm data suggest for...