Sunshine, celebrity, and beautiful beaches are some of the well-known attractions to California living. With so much to offer, it’s little wonder that California is one of the fastest growing states in the country. There are however, select, up-and-coming areas of the state that are growing at a particularly accelerated rate. Read on as we […]
A Trip Through The California Missions
There are a lot of things people think of when they think about a California vacation, from the Golden Gate Bridge to Disneyland, but too often California’s historic Spanish past gets excluded from the mix. Much of the State of California’s historic backbone, though, is its 21 Franciscan missions, along with four presidios and three […]
NorCal’s Most Underrated Small Towns
San Francisco thinks it’s all about the Bay, but Northern California is big, beautiful, and well worth exploring. From striking coasts to stunning mountains, with dens of commerce and any number of art scenes, there’s a lot around the top half of the state that isn’t talked about near enough, and a bunch of […]
California Promotes Art and Culture Districts
In the month of October, Governor Jerry Brown of California signed into law Assembly Bill 189. This law has empowered the California Arts Council to designate areas of California as Cultural Districts. The bill was set into law in the hopes that the California Arts Council would foster Art Districts throughout the state, which would […]
September is Wine Month in California: A List of the Best Wine Festivals
California is a state that is known for their hot sun, beautiful beaches, and delicious wine. With over 400 wineries in Napa Valley alone, it is no wonder that California has an entire month dedicated to celebrating wine. In the month of September, California is taken over by a different wine festival almost every day! […]
California Wildfires and Global Warming
The western slope of the Sierra Nevada burned this year and the smoke rose to the cruising altitude of a passenger jet. Wildfires are bad in California. The state has already overspent its $209 million dollar budget to fight them this season by dipping into a state emergency fund to the tune of $70 million. […]
Top 5 Vacation Spots in California
After a year of working hard, you might be excited to plan your next vacation. Everyone needs a vacation from time to time. Without a break, there’s the risk of burnout. There’s likely many places you would like to visit. But if you’ve never taken a trip out west, why not visit California. With so […]