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Giant Waves Close Out California’s Remarkable Year of Weather Phenomena
Along the coast, residents on Thursday saw waves that topped 30 feet and flooded beachfront neighborhoods in some areas.
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What Lies Beneath the Vatican of the Zapotecs?
The ruins of Mitla sit about 30 miles from Oaxaca in the mountains of southern Mexico, built on a high valley floor as a gateway between the world of the living and the dead. The site was established in roughly 200 A.D. as a fortified village, and ...
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Southern California Beyond the Freeway
Perhaps nothing defines Los Angeles like the freeways: ribbons of asphalt and steel (and traffic jams) tying coast, valley and mountains together in a multilane, limited-access web. These highways were considered so essential that planners nearly ...
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California Boosts Minimum Wage for Health Care and Fast-Food Workers
Sector-specific pay bumps are a new twist in a state that already has one of the highest hourly minimum wages in the nation.
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Hurricane Norma Packs Powerful Winds as It Churns Toward Mexico
The Category 4 storm was expected to unleash heavy rain and likely cause flooding and mudslides in southern Baja California Sur this weekend, forecasters said.
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California Allows Cities to Catch Speeding Drivers With Automated Cameras
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that will allow San Francisco, Los Angeles and four other cities to use speed cameras to increase pedestrian safety.
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It’s August. Californians Are Still Skiing. Don’t Ask.
This weekend, while I squeeze into a thick winter wet suit for a cold-water surf in foggy San Francisco — and while my cousin in Phoenix goes rock climbing indoors to escape 115-degree heat — hordes of Californians are smearing pink and yellow zinc ...
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UConn Will Meet San Diego State in the Final After Romping Past Miami
A year ago, when Connecticut flamed out of the N.C.A.A. tournament, upset by 12th-seeded New Mexico State in the opening round, Coach Dan Hurley was back in his office the next Monday at 7 a.m. to meet with his staff and his players. He had been in ...
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Readers Share Their Favorite California Travel Tips
Perhaps they’ll provide inspiration for your next trip.
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California Braces for Yet More Rain
Emergency responders and residents have endured several powerful storms in recent weeks. Wednesday brings another.
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