These are the best memoirs of the past five years from authors such as André Leon Talley and Michelle Zauner. Plus, we look ...

Build your outdoor reading list with some of our readers' favorite California books, from John Steinbeck's 'East of Eden' to ...

Local restaurants in Santa Cruz are preparing for increased food prices as new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada take effect.

The removal of a number of administrators last week sparked a petition for the removal of new Santa Rosa schools ...

Barbara Finlay found a treasure trove of letters that children in her hometown of Fife, Texas, wrote to Santa via their local ...

A Texas oil company’s plan to restart oil production on the Gaviota Coast is under scrutiny from federal lawmakers. On Monday, ...

Take last weekend. Baffert sent the two tote-board favorites and a longshot into the San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita and watched Barnes, Rodriguez and Mellencamp get out-finished by Michael ...

But we will be contacting those who sent the best letters and publishing them shortly. There is still time to get in a letter. Going to our letters inbox for the week of Feb. 6-13, we received 80 ...

It’s a tough world right now for those who love breakfast — and dessert. While skyrocketing egg prices have received plenty of attention in recent months, chocolate lovers face a lesser-known but ...

Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire that damaged up to four apartment units. Santa Rosa firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex on the 700 block ...

Saturday’s Grade I race at Santa Anita is a rematch for undefeated Cavalieri (Juan Hernandez riding) and frequent bridesmaid Alpha Bella (Hector Berrios), 1-2 finishers in the La Cañada Stakes.

The VOTING phase of our 2025 Best of Santa Maria Valley contest closes on Saturday night! You can vote once per day in each subcategory so make sure you get your two final votes in. Click here ...