The University of California Botanical Garden, hidden in the Berkeley Hills, is an oasis for tranquility and horticulture. A ...

An economist's harrowing escape from fire and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.

For a time, California's insurance system was maybe workable. Big, destructive fires used to be rarer, so the insurance ...

In the hills of Berkeley, Susan Filter and Peter Koch's colorful home is bursting with some 7,000 books and a passion for ...

Sonoma State plans to end NCAA sports and close six departments to address a $24 million budget deficit. Several CSU campuses anticipate multimillion-dollar cuts, potentially leading to fewer course ...

Among the most dramatic proposals, Sonoma State wants to drop its intercollegiate athletic teams. Students are angry.

Christian evangelist Mario Murillo’s parting words to a large audience gathered at the new Radiant Church in Colorado Springs ...

Thornburg Village, also known as the “Normandy Village,” is like finding a unicorn in your backyard – unexpected, magical, ...

As our new reality begins to unfold — and the effects of climate change begin to alter the ways we have previously lived our ...

The L.A. Times Features team shares the places that have helped them amid uncertainty, be it a hot spring, cool desert, ...

Nestled in the hills of Berkeley, California, Thornburg Village is the kind of place that makes you wonder if you’ve ...

Nonetheless, experts in urban development, climate change and housing said Los Angeles has a chance to think outside the box.