Voting in California? Here’s What Prop 50 Is All About
California voters will weigh Proposition 50 this fall. We’re sharing a voter guide from CalMatters to help you stay informed.
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License to Kill
The California DMV routinely allows dangerous drivers with horrifying histories to continue to operate on our roadways. Too often they go on to kill. Many keep driving even after they kill. Some go on to kill again.
Salmon On The Run
If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you’ve probably heard about salmon migration, which begins in late summer and extends into December every year.
Mammoth Mountain makes magic memories
Mammoth Mountain attracts thousands of skiers in winter and mountain bikers in summer. Not everyone knows that it also offers a novel hike. After an enjoyable trek through the woods near the mountain's base and up its western ridge, hikers can visit a summit station with interesting exhibits, eat at its cafe and descend on the ski area's gondola for free.
High pass openings deliver rewarding opportunities
Find enjoyment and excitement away from crowds this time of year
Try Tuolumne for crowd-beating Yosemite day hikes
Yosemite Valley visitors know that the park has a popularity problem, especially in summer when traffic and crowding hit their peak. But informed aficionados know that the park has abundant rewarding outings outside the valley that most visitors never see.
Oh, Henry! Family Heirloom Reveals 19th Century West
What if you could experience Yosemite free of traffic and crowds, as it was before automobiles roamed the country? This adventure will involve a horse-drawn carriage, rough dirt roads and no electronics or modern conveniences. But you get to travel with a like-minded relative to see “the most wonderful collection of waterfalls, precipitous cliffs, fantastic peaks and other scenic features anywhere in the world.”
Mount Shasta challenges, inspires and teaches
Raging wind shook our tent so fiercely that it felt like a high-elevation earthquake. Four of us camped in two tents at Helen Lake, about halfway up Mount Shasta. But the screaming gale broke the poles of one tent, forcing all four of us to cram into into the other. Sleep was impossible.
License to Kill
The California DMV routinely allows dangerous drivers with horrifying histories to continue to operate on our roadways. Too often they go on to kill. Many keep driving even after they kill. Some go on to kill again.
Salmon On The Run
If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you’ve probably heard about salmon migration, which begins in late summer and extends into December every year.
Mammoth Mountain makes magic memories
Mammoth Mountain attracts thousands of skiers in winter and mountain bikers in summer. Not everyone knows that it also offers a novel hike. After an enjoyable trek through the woods near the mountain's base and up its western ridge, hikers can visit a summit station with interesting exhibits, eat at its cafe and descend on the ski area's gondola for free.
High pass openings deliver rewarding opportunities
Find enjoyment and excitement away from crowds this time of year
Try Tuolumne for crowd-beating Yosemite day hikes
Yosemite Valley visitors know that the park has a popularity problem, especially in summer when traffic and crowding hit their peak. But informed aficionados know that the park has abundant rewarding outings outside the valley that most visitors never see.
Oh, Henry! Family Heirloom Reveals 19th Century West
What if you could experience Yosemite free of traffic and crowds, as it was before automobiles roamed the country? This adventure will involve a horse-drawn carriage, rough dirt roads and no electronics or modern conveniences. But you get to travel with a like-minded relative to see “the most wonderful collection of waterfalls, precipitous cliffs, fantastic peaks and other scenic features anywhere in the world.”
Mount Shasta challenges, inspires and teaches
Raging wind shook our tent so fiercely that it felt like a high-elevation earthquake. Four of us camped in two tents at Helen Lake, about halfway up Mount Shasta. But the screaming gale broke the poles of one tent, forcing all four of us to cram into into the other. Sleep was impossible.
