Petaluma (Sonoma, California)

Early on a recent morning, Diana Rodgers, manager of the Mar Vista farmers market, drove north for two days of farm visits in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, including to three berry growers in Nipomo. When she arrived, the farms offered gorgeous...

Is L.A. finally turning into a beer-making town? The Los Angeles area already hosts some of America's best beer bars, with carefully curated lists of ever-changing taps and bottles, but almost all of those brews have been made somewhere else. We may be...

SACRAMENTO (KTLA) -- Sixteen of the parks scheduled for closure under Governor Jerry Brown's latest budget may be allowed to stay open thanks to federal funding. State parks officials announced plans to close 70 parks earlier this month due to the budget...

Huron: Hermina B. Herman, 79, Huron, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, at SunQuest Healthcare Center, Huron. Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Hoven, with Father Jerry Kopel, celebrant. Burial...

Organic, sustainable, local -- everyone talks the trendy talk, but some foodies are taking the locavore message to heart. They're not only frequenting farmers markets, they're launching locavore supper clubs and recipe-rich blogs, and subscribing to CSAs...

It’s no secret California lawmakers are making tough decisions to balance the state’s budget, and now their cuts could impact your vacation plans. California State Parks announced Friday a plan to close up to 70 of their 278 parks around...

Leo Laporte arrived Thursday at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. On Friday morning he arrived at the office of KFI AM 640, the radio station that airs his syndicated "The Tech Guy" program. At 3:42 p.m., he was back at the airport, ready to fly home to...

Aaaah, those happy cows. California dairies took 13 first-place trophies at the American Cheese Society’s annual competition this week in Seattle. In addition, Golden State producers took home seven second-place and 12 third-place awards. Karoun Dairies...

The Hive Announces Recall to Repair Revl Carbon Road Bicycle Brakes Due to Fall Hazard  WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following...

State officials have fined 12 California hospitals for medical errors that in some cases killed or seriously injured patients, according to a report made public Friday. California Department of Public Health officials have also required hospital officials...

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL BASKETBALL BOYS Second round, Thursday Division I Long Beach Poly 66, Etiwanda 63 Mater Dei 72, Loyola 70 Taft 65, Carlsbad La Costa Canyon 43 Corona Centennial 68, Westchester 57 Division II San Diego Lincoln 71, Fresno......

For five generations, Karen Bianchi-Moreda's family had been dairy farmers in the Sonoma town of Valley Ford. The year 2009 almost changed all that as she watched her neighbors leave the business one after another. Then she found cheese. Now her dairy,...