A Non-Dairy Dream Come True
If you’re like me, you can smell a vegan cupcake a mile away....
CaliforniaA collection of 89 posts
Falling For The 1
I’ve been covering travel for awhile now. Since before smaller airplane seats and even smaller snacks; since before individual TV screens and in-flight Wi-Fi at 36,000 feet....
A Soul-Stirring Ode to Hiking the Anza-Borrego Desert
On whimsy and wonder, from dawn to dusk...
I Lost My Friend in a Firestorm. Then a Massive Forest Fire Almost Burned Down My Brother’s House.
As a lifelong Californian, I take it personally when people downplay the link between wildfires and climate change....
When You Silence the Mind, the Soul Can Speak
It was nice to sit on a bench at 1,300 feet above sea level—reminding myself why I came to the Hermitage in Big Sur in the first place...
Big Sur: Beauty and Bliss in My Own Backyard
The world is filled with startlingly lovely places; I’m grateful one is just 90 minutes away...
You Can Legally Break a Car Window in California
AB-797 could help you save a life...
San Francisco’s Stern Grove Festival Is Back
What the classic venue is providing in a post-pandemic world, and how to get tickets...
California’s New Covid-19 Vaccine Verification System Is Live
Just don’t call it a ‘passport’...
Have You Been to Sugar City?
This bygone era of Contra Costa County still has so much to offer...
The Winner of the Pandemic: The Weed Industry
With record legal sales, California hit the $1 billion mark in cannabis tax revenue for 2020...
A Californian’s Daily Schedule, According to Fox News
It’s tough work upholding this liberal regime, but someone has to do it...