This fascinating state park in California is home to a pygmy forest: groves of older trees that are extremely short compared to other trees. Find out more.

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A team at Scripps Oceanography says the public can use the Pathogen Forecast Model for advance notice of likely sewage ...

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The lease extensions come just over a year after the council approved plans to transform much of northeastern Mission Bay into climate-friendly marshland — including the current Campland site.

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Most comments agree that the nickname isn’t used much among those born here, but is common elsewhere in the U.S. “Native ...

Realtor Alice Tomkins of House Real Estate told Travel + Leisure, “I could go on for days singing the praises of Sacramento.

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Officials are shoring up water systems infiltrated by the golden mussel. Dogs and human inspectors are checking boats at some ...

The removal of 21 children from a Los Angeles-area couple has put a spotlight on the practice of using surrogates to build a ...

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