These worthy SF-to-LA detours will turn your drive into an adventure

Cloudy skies over I-5 in Castaic, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Dail/MediaNews Group via Getty Images Anyone who has done the drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles becomes acquainted with the classic stops, especially the ones along Interstate 5. Whether it’s the unique odor of cow manure or the peculiar … Read more

20 years ago, a deadly earthquake shook small-town California

Rescue workers remove bricks from crushed cars under the remains of a collapsed two-story building in Paso Robles, Calif., following an earthquake, in this Dec. 22, 2003 file photo.Gary Kazanjian/ASSOCIATED PRESS I was on the way to the movies when the earthquake hit. The magnitude 6.5 quake would change the face of my hometown and … Read more

We went inside the most beautiful home in Solvang

The Elverhoj Museum of History & Art in Solvang, Calif. Julie Tremaine In a city as full of curiosities as Solvang, the tiny Danish village on California’s Central Coast, I shouldn’t have been surprised that there was a place like the Elverhoj Museum of History & Art. Housed in a historic home, it’s both a tribute … Read more

Caltrans predicts Highway 1 through Big Sur reopening following Paul’s Slide closure

In response, Caltrans closed access to Paul’s Slide and a critical section of Highway 1 that begins at Lime Creek on the north end, which is just south of Esalen Institute in Monterey County, and ends on the south side at Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County. Caltrans workers have been tasked with removing … Read more