The story of the eccentric philanthropist buried beneath Lick Observatory

James Lick helped bring the heavens closer to California.

The Rose Parade began as a warm weather postcard to the shivering East

A birder’s paradise on California’s Central Coast

A holiday tradition born of loss in rural California

The surprise reincarnation of Owens Lake

A separatist movement still smolders in California's north state

The abundant mushrooms of California's northern forests

Gorgeous tintypes of California surfers conjure another era

Dying days of harpin Boont: A whimsical dialect created by Northern California farmers is fading away

In 1958, Warren Harding redefined the possible with his ascent of El Capitan

Labyrinths of leaves signal the fall at Sacramento university

Costumes were creepier in Halloweens of old

5 destinations for your California bucket list: sailing stones and sunken city edition

Will San Francisco vote for a YIMBY?

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The Robinson Crusoe of Lake Tahoe

Los Angeles landmarks, in sumptuous tones

'This was our place:' California's last Chinese town faces uncertain future

Black Bart, gentleman bandit of the Old West, left poems behind after his holdups

California's cringeworthy city flags

Joaquin Murrieta and the Western legacy of anti-Mexican violence

Why you should become a member of the California Sun

6 fascinating facts about California: Carrie Fisher's wrath edition

The 5 best places to bask in California’s fall colors

The extraordinary life of Pio Pico, a son of California under 3 nations

6 looks through the lens in California: portals to the past

Retracing California's Trail of Tears

California's first constitution reflected a state that was young, confident, and multilingual

6 destinations for your California bucket list: art high and low edition

6 fascinating facts about California: nudists and nostalgia edition

Burning Man is back. Here are 7 of the wildest installations this year.

by Noah Smith

Tim Palmer wrote the book on California rivers. Here are his 8 favorite spots.

6 fascinating facts about California: history of the high five edition

California's political bubbles are getting worse

When California introduced Bigfoot to the world

A California arson investigator was regarded as a sage. But it was him all along.

When California delighted in the bloodsport of bulls vs. bears

6 looks through the lens in California: Beauty both dark and dazzling

6 fascinating facts about California: grumpy governor and Bubblegum Alley edition

145 miles, triple-digit heat, and a bit of insanity: How Al Arnold invented the toughest run on earth

California’s soil is getting too salty for crops to grow

A fake Egyptian city is buried in the sands of the California coast

Photos: When L.A. smog was so bad people suspected a gas attack

6 looks through the lens in California: Phat pants and ancient pines edition

6 fascinating facts about California: mangled ships and Marxist utopia edition

Kate Sessions: The woman who turned San Diego green

#PermitPatty and the power of online shaming

7 must-see Bureau of Land Management destinations in California

6 fascinating facts about California: serenity and sourdough bread edition

When mining camps were the tech incubators of the West

by Gregory Crouch

6 fascinating facts about California: screeching parrots and saintlike dad edition

California’s summer outlook: Hotter, drier, and scarier than normal

When Australian ex-convicts formed the meanest gang in San Francisco

6 fascinating facts about California: avocado and bumble bee bridge edition

A new look for the California Sun

Humboldt County’s sculpture race is the ‘triathlon of the art world’

A cathedral of capitalism on California’s Central Coast

6 fascinating facts about California: hero orangutan and dirtbag dope edition

California’s last volcanic eruption

6 fascinating facts about California: therapy pig and peach king edition

A California high school where students pretty much run the show

Snowshoe Thompson was the Paul Bunyan of the Sierra Nevada

What happened to the California drive-in?

6 fascinating facts about California: Glass Beach and gay marriage edition

In a state of many Humboldts, recalling a forgotten father of environmentalism

The sad saga of the bear said to be depicted on California’s state flag

6 fascinating facts about California: Clint Eastwood and credit cards edition

The Chandelier Tree is a beacon for romance in Los Angeles

A century ago, a Sicilian immigrant carved a subterranean wonderland in the San Joaquin Valley

When the California sun turns green

The alien clouds of Mount Shasta

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