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Grandma’s Home Is Now a Refugee’s Slice of Paradise in Anaheim

December 21, 2018

This is the last of six columns from Joe Mathews in a series about California housing, struggles, and dreams. (GV Wire Illustration/Alexis DeSha) My maternal grandmother Edith LeFrancois’s former house sits in a cul-de-sac just off the State College Boulev...

This Tiny Redlands Home Once Hosted Thanksgiving for 50

Joe Mathews

November 21, 2018

This is the second of six columns from Joe Mathews in a series about California housing, struggles, and dreams. (GV Wire Illustration/Alexis DeSha) On Thanksgiving, I wish I were back at the tiny house at 8...

Photo of two surfers sharing a wave in Half Moon Bay, California

Surf’s up in California, Where It’s Now the Official Sport

AP News

August 21, 2018

LOS ANGELES — "Let's go surfing now, everybody's learning how," the Beach Boys have been telling us in song since 1962. "No other sport represents the California Dream better than surfing — riding the waves ...

Snow Survey Finds California Water Nearly Doubled

Fresno Police Captain Wants to Become Next Chief

Newsom Forms Task Force to Battle Homelessness

Johnny Kajitani Jr. of Clovis Gets Nearly 3 Years in Federal Prison

Mapping US Counties Where Traffic Air Pollution Hurts Kids the Most

More Tariffs On China, More Head Scratching From Economists

Key Conflicts Roil California’s Ever-Evolving Waterscape

Fewer Babies as US Birth Rate Fails to Rise With Economy

California Legislature Declares May 4 'Star Wars Day'

Big Break: Warriors Get Nine Days Before NBA Finals

Matthew McConaughey Receives Original High School Diploma

Draymond Green Shows a More Mature Side for Warriors

Why Gavin Newsom Is No Fan of High-Speed Rail

Walters: California Gets a Hollow Victory in Tax Battle

Is He the Only Dem in America Not Running for President?

Walters: Can California Crack Its Housing Nut?

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Notes on Spiral Garage Appraisal

Harris, Booker Miss Most Votes of Senators Running in 2020

Community Leaders and Groups React to Brand’s Shocking News

Six Will Battle for Brandau’s Vacated Seat. Hunsaker Doesn’t File.

$15 Minimum Wage Becomes Part of 2020 Presidential Landscape

Grandma’s Home Is Now a Refugee’s Slice of Paradise in Anaheim

This Tiny Redlands Home Once Hosted Thanksgiving for 50

Surf’s up in California, Where It’s Now the Official Sport

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