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Hood, California, is a farming town of 200 souls, crammed up against a levee that protects it from the Sacramento River. The eastern approach from I-5 and the Sacramento suburb of Elk Grove is bucolic. Cows graze. An abandoned railroad track sits atop...

“Ocian in view! Oh! The Joy!,” William Clark wrote in his journal on November 7, 1805 as he viewed what he believed was the Pacific Ocean, as the Corps of Discovery reached the broad estuary of the Columbia River, 20 miles from the coast. Clark’s exhilaration...

WHAT’S NEW IN LOS ANGELES With spring approaching, Los Angeles seems to be blooming from all different facets. The buzz about hotel development will come full circle as seven highly anticipated properties open between April and May 2017. Los Angeles...

The term brunch, a portmanteau of breakfast and lunch, first appeared in print in 1895 and since then has become an extremely versatile, decadent and sought after meal. Brunch is a great way to kick back on a laid-back weekend and enjoy some gourmet...

Whether we’re Laguna Beach babies, L.A. natives, or transplants from other cities across the U.S., all of us ladies of Team LC have one thing in common: we’re California girls at heart. So today we wanted to share a few of our favorite spots...