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Category Archives: California History
Jerry Brown on the Notion He's Trying to Live Up to His Father's Legacy
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by Spencer Michels When you are the governor of California – first in the 1970s, then again starting in 2011– and when your father was governor before you (Edmund G. “Pat” Brown, 1959-1967) – speculation about family ties is bound … Continue reading
One of the San Francisco Twins Passes Away; Photos, Video Through the Years
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There's an empty seat at Uncle Vito's, and one less leopard print cowboy hat gracing the streets of San Francisco now. Vivian Brown, half of the iconic twin sisters of San Francisco, died Wednesday night. Brown, 85, died in her … Continue reading
Who Was Huell Howser? Videos Picked By Fans and More
Generally, Californians reacted in one of two ways to Monday's announcement that Huell Howser had died. Many Golden State natives and longtime residents were saddened by the void it leaves in California pop culture. Then there was this reaction: "Who's Huell Howser?" … Continue reading
Huell Howser Has Died; See a Map of Communities He Visited
To learn more about Huell Howser and to watch videos picked by some of his fans, click here. California television legend Huell Howser has died. From the Pasadena Star News: Howser, who hosted several public television programs including California Gold, … Continue reading
Photos, Video: First River Otter Seen in San Francisco in Decades
Our ace financial/tech reporter Aarti Shahani was given yet another tough assignment: to check out the river otter that's been frolicking at the remains of Sutro Baths by San Francisco's Ocean Beach. Aarti spoke to Keenan Saiz, who was doing … Continue reading
Timeline: A History of Marijuana in California and the U.S.
Last Friday Mendocino County announced it was fighting federal grand jury subpoenas demanding that four county officials hand over all documents related to its now-abandoned medical marijuana permitting program. The legal action came even after the county had effectively gutted … Continue reading
Local TV Archivist Restores Lost Bay Area History
By Sam Harnett When San Francisco Bay Area Television archivist Alex Cherian got a telephone call from ex-film editor Dave Peoples, he got excited. Peoples, who had worked at local station KRON-4, was offering outtakes, long stretches of B-roll that … Continue reading
New Gold Fever Spurs Reopening of Big Calif. Mine
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by Don Thompson, Associated Press SUTTER CREEK, Calif. (AP) — The gold miners who made California famous were the rugged loners trying to shake nuggets loose from streams or hillsides. The ones who made the state rich were those who … Continue reading
What Will Climate Change Do to Our Past?
Archaeologists are combing California's coast, searching for artifacts before they're lost to rising seas.
Pioneering Bay Area Journalist Belva Davis Retires Today; Video Tribute
Belva Davis, longtime host of KQED's This Week in Northern California, retired today. (You can watch her last show when it's posted here.) Just about the entire staff of KQED gathered this afternoon to say goodbye to Belva and watch … Continue reading
