California is renowned for its cornucopia of blessings: vaunted universities, Malibu volleyball, Michelin-starred restaurants, Lake Tahoe. It’s also notorious for biblical plagues: droughts, runaway ...

The Cactus to Clouds ascent just outside Palm Springs, Calif., is grueling, but natural treasures, and a speedy trip down, ...

Marking a milestone The San Marcos River Foundation—a local non-profit organization protecting the flow from aquifer-fed springs and improving water quality—celebrated its 40th anniversary Feb. 1.

Palm oil production growth plummets to 1% from 7% Indonesia boosts biodiesel consumption, curbs exports Palm oil prices surge past soyoil amid tight supplies Biofuel demand to drive up vegoil ...

(Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP) Designer Andreas Kronthaler accepts applause after the Vivienne Westwood Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear collection presented in Paris, Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Of the 22 books that architectural historian Alan Hess has written since 1985, three of them focus on Palm Springs. The most recent of those, “The Palm Springs School: Desert Modernism 1934-1975,” ...

The city of San Luis Obispo installed a new gateless parking system at the Palm Street structure in June 2023 — confusing some downtown patrons. David Middlecamp [email protected] ...

Multiple vehicles and municipalities responded to the fire, with the fire departments of Cathedral City and Palm Springs aiding the state agency. The Desert Hot Springs Police Department said on X ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Joe by emailing [email protected] The San Andreas Fault, extending roughly 800 miles through California, is a significant source of seismic ...

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