Category Archives: California History

11 Good Links Related to the Golden Gate Bridge Anniversary

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Seems like we've been hearing about the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge since the day after the 50th. Well it's finally here…on Sunday, that is. Some final preparatory links before you go all international orange this weekend. And … Continue reading »


Mien Farmers Make a Garden Grow in East Oakland

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In the heart of East Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood, the Peralta Hacienda Historical Park is an incongruous reminder of California’s Mexican past: six acres of open space in a sea of single-family homes. What was once a massive ranchero now features … Continue reading »


Golden Gate Bridge History in Photos

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On May 27, to great fanfare, the Golden Gate Bridge will turn 75. For years the bridge has been an iconic image of the Bay Area, but when it was proposed in 1916 it met fierce resistance from a a variety … Continue reading »


Beyond the Bubble: Suit Claiming That Closure of Pot Dispensaries Violates Disabilities Act is Dismissed

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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. We're in this Golden State together. Right? A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's … Continue reading »


List of State Park Closures Shrinks to Around 50

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Come July 1st, more than 50 state parks are slated to close until further notice … That’s a fair drop from the Original 70, but if non-profits are scrambling to ink deals with the state to shrink the list further, … Continue reading »


HP: A Layoff Storm's a Comin'

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Apple takes a lot of flack for the business concept "Designed in California, made in China." But even the most casual hi-tech observer will acknowledge it's an industry standard, not the exception. So you may be forgiven if you heaved … Continue reading »


Beyond the Bubble: Looking Back at the LA Riots of 1992

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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. We're in this Golden State together. Right? You want to know what makes a reporter feel old? Looking for a story you know … Continue reading »


In a Time of Massive Budget Cuts, Cal May Have to Borrow for a Football Stadium

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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere in California… It's such a California story. UC Berkeley's Memorial Stadium sits on an earthquake fault line. It's going to cost about $321 million to renovate. … Continue reading »


When Yahoo! Was King: Scenes From the Bubble

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It's been a tough week for employees of Yahoo!, which announced it's laying off 2,000 of them – the latest and most eye-catching round of labor reduction for a company that shuffles along on a seemingly inexorable path to historical … Continue reading »


Beyond the Bubble: Quiet Day in Court for a Legendary Drug Kingpin

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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. We're in this Golden State together. Right? Drug kingpins come. Drug kingpins go. So Hollywood tells us.  But it doesn't always end in … Continue reading »