The L.A. Times Features team shares the places that have helped them amid uncertainty, be it a hot spring, cool desert, ...

If you’d like to learn more about the region’s mushrooms, Berkeley is having an excellent two-day event on the weekend of Feb. 1 and 2. The 2025 Tilden Fungus Fair gathers scientists, cooks, artists ...

Sleek brass detailing, timeless terrazzo floors, and marble-drenched dining rooms: meet Gravitas, the tech-aided haven for ...

California cities made the top and bottom of the list for property crime according to a new study that looked at 425 small ...

An economist's harrowing escape from fire and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.

For a time, California's insurance system was maybe workable. Big, destructive fires used to be rarer, so the insurance ...

The University of California Botanical Garden, hidden in the Berkeley Hills, is an oasis for tranquility and horticulture. A ...

Among the most dramatic proposals, Sonoma State wants to drop its intercollegiate athletic teams. Students are angry.

Strengthening atmospheric river poised to bring significant rainfall to Northern California Keep your winter coat and hat handy for the next few days, especially if you live in the Silicon Valley and ...

In the hills of Berkeley, Susan Filter and Peter Koch's colorful home is bursting with some 7,000 books and a passion for ...

Thornburg Village, also known as the “Normandy Village,” is like finding a unicorn in your backyard – unexpected, magical, ...

Nestled in the hills of Berkeley, California, Thornburg Village is the kind of place that makes you wonder if you’ve ...