A new California Republic is unlikely — but the idea is clearly on many people’s minds. Is it more than just California Dreaming? Time will tell.

Regarding your editorial “Water Is a Terrible Thing to Waste” (Jan. 18): California’s progressives talk a good game when it comes to responsible stewardship of the environment, but their ...

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Thursday, June 1. I’m Julia Carmel, a feature writer for The Times’ Lifestyle section who covers travel, local culture ...

Those of a certain age, like old, may remember the Mamas and Papas, the 1960s rock group whose song “California Dreaming” became an anthem for many of that era. At that time, California was my dream ...

One day, the song “California Dreamin’” by the Mamas and the Papas played on the radio. She stopped her car on the side of the road and broke down in tears, overcome by homesickness.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (FOX40.COM) — The opening of ...

“What was once was a place of aspiration, immortalized in songs like the Mamas & the Papas’ ‘California Dreamin’, is turning into a nightmare. Rising unemployment. Failing school ...

Believe it or not, California used to be a “Big Oil” state. It dates back to the turn of the 20th Century, when John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil monopoly controlled production nationwide.