A mosaic of the seal of the State of California in the ferry building in San Francisco. (Public domain photo) To see a future for California, look to the past. One hundred and seventy-five years ago, ...

D.J. Waldie is an essayist, memoirist, translator and editor. He previously served as a deputy city manager of Lakewood. His most recent book is “Elements of Los Angeles: Earth, Water, Air, Fire.” One ...

Few states have been more exposed to the worst effects of climate change as California. According to the ...

One-hundred-and-seventy-five years ago, our state was the prize in an unjust war thats aim was to extend slavery beyond the plantations of the South to the valleys of California. Fifty years later, ...