These picks are reminding us that having fun in Southern California doesn't have to mean Disneyland and beaches.

The US Open of Surfing will feature music, motocross and of course, surfing on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier.

On a cliffside near Long Beach, you'll find the remains of a once bustling community that has long since been abandoned, ...

The Fort Meade City Commission voted 4-1 to offer the job of interim city manager to Howard W. Brown Jr., a candidate for the ...

Old V&T No. 27s, new home: Historic V&T engine No. 27 has a new home in front of the Sky-Vue Drive-In Theatre, according to ...

Fairytale Town opened at 3901 Land Park Drive in Sacramento, just four years after Disneyland debuted in Southern California. While the latter made the sleepy town of Anaheim morph into, for a while, ...

Sierra Madre’s Halloween celebrations are legendary, with families coming from miles around to trick-or-treat in the safe, festive atmosphere. A walk through residential neighborhoods reveals ...

Kelseyville is exactly that kind of dot—a charming little town nestled against the western shore of Clear Lake that feels like California’s best-kept secret.

Lawmakers are poised to give California’s water districts legal cover from lawsuits as they work to meet strict new state standards for a cancer-causing toxic chemical.

Northern California’s small towns offer easy getaways for the travel-averse (like me). Sebastopol, Murphys, Calistoga, Amador ...

These real-life animal politicians held mayoral titles, raised money, and even stirred international controversy.

Strong Towns founder Chuck Marohn talks parking minimums, lot subdivisions and accessory dwelling units after its Providence ...