A map of California is both beautiful and confounding — a giant sock-shaped space somehow stuffed with both mountains and beach, palm trees and eucalyptus, snow and sun, avocados and almonds, ...

In a vast and sprawling state like California, regional identity holds a particular significance. People here don’t merely associate themselves with the state; they are deeply connected to their ...

Temecula Wine Country near sunset in August. (Photo by Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) While Napa and Sonoma are probably the first California wine regions that come to mind, there ...

Northeastern California counties, including Shasta and Siskiyou, will adopt an additional area code starting in January, 2025, according to the California Public Utilities Commission. Area code 837 ...

Ryan Alfaro is part of a revolution of young winemakers in the Santa Cruz Mountains region. He makes Farm Cottage Wines from his family's Alfaro Family Vineyards. (Tomas Ovalle / For The Times) The ...