Northern California

PHOTOS: 10 Seafood Adventures Across The Globe

JustLuxe | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Boston, Caribbean, Food, Hawaii, Travel Destinations, Japan, Fishing, Slidepollajax, New England, Northern California, Travel News

Whether it's a dozen Fanny Bay oysters or a three-pound lobster, seafood lovers are particular about their own particular favorites and think nothing of going great distances to enjoy them.

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GRAPHIC VIDEO: 'Worst Case Of Animal Cruelty' Rescue Group Has Witnessed

Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Video, Equine Abuse, Animal Abuse, Dwight Bennett, Whispering Pines Ranch, Horse Rescue, Horses, Animal Neglect, Animals, Lassen County California, Northern California, Green News

A Northern California man was arrested this week for what some members of a local animal rescue group have described as the "worst cases of animal cru...

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May We Suggest a Pinot With That Redwood Forest?

Lorraine Devon Wilke | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: Sonoma County, Winery vs Forest, Pacific Premier, Environment, Wine, Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Napa, Deforestation, Redwoods, Northern California, Trees, Rain Forest, Artesa, Codorniu, Green News

Wine drinkers the world over simply can't get enough of the California Pinot grape and so Napa vineyards came up with the proposal to deforest pristine acres of majestic Redwoods and Douglas Firs in the small town of Annapolis, CA.

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WATCH: Abandoned Dog Waits For Owner Near Highway

Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Abandoned Pets, Animal Rescue, Dog Rescue, Stockton Highway Dog, Animals, Dogs, Northern California, Video, Green News

A dog in Stockton, California has been been hiding near a highway bridge and eluding animal rescuers for days. According to the video from CBS Local N...

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Yosemite Rangers Search for Hikers Believed Swept Over Falls

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Vernal Fall, Search, Hikers, Ranger, California, Missing, Waterfall, Merced River, Mist Trail, Rescue, Yosemite, Yosemite Falls, Northern California, National Park, San Francisco News

FRESNO, Calif. — A search and rescue operation at Yosemite National Park is set to resume at first light Wednesday in an area below a popular wa...

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Plan for a Plan B

Laurie Arons | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Wedding Planning, Brides, Parties, San Francisco, Summer, Northern California, Weddings, San Francisco News

In years past, one could pretty much count on rain-free summers, but in our great state the weather has become so unpredictable lately that many unsuspecting have been caught off guard.

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Elected Official Proposes Dividing California Into 2 States

AP | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: South California, Los Angeles News, Southern California, Jeff Stone, North California, Republican Jeff Stone, Riverside County Board of Supervisors, Northern California, Los Angeles News

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Thirteen mostly conservative California counties would break away to create a 51st state known as South California under a p...

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Bay to Breakers: A Great Day for the Race... The Human Race

Tamie Adaya | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: San Francisco, Bay to Breakers, Sfpd, Bay to Breakers 2011, Races, Last Bay to Breakers, Bay Area, Bay to Breakers San Francisco 2011, Running, Haight Street, Bay to Breakers Photos, Northern California, Travel News

This usually wild and eccentric district was transformed into another dimension entirely. Even by Haight Street's wacky standards this oddball spectacle was out-of-this-world.

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Shifting Our Notions of Nature: Musings on Natural and Manmade Disasters

Carol Smaldino | Posted 11.17.2011

By Carol Smaldino, CSW In the wake of the shattering disasters of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear melt downs in Japan, news reports of the devastatio...

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What Makes San Francisco San Francisco?

Geri Spieler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prostitution, Gold Rush, Left Coast, San Francisco Values, California, Miners, Barbary Coast, San Francisco, Northern California, San Francisco-California, Politics News

With all the hullaballoo about "San Francisco Values," I decided to add some facts to the subject. The people of San Francisco are true settlers of this country and helped to build America to what it is today.

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10 Vintage Spots Chock-Full of Old California Culture

Trazzler.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Here are ten only-in-California kinds of places where the Golden State's past is present.

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Anderson Valley Wine Country: 'Fierce, Rural Independence'

New York Times | Freda Moon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Wine Country, La Getaways, Anderson Valley, Northern California, Los Angeles News

In a generation, this 25-mile-long valley has gone from Northern California backwater to internationally known wine appellation. But unlike Napa and S...

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Bookstore Cats: Where Do They Live In California?

SFGate | John McMurtrie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ereaders, Cats, Manuscript, Books, Bookstore, Bookseller, Amazon, Northern California, Ebooks, Books News

A bookstore cat is a shop's mascot and keeper, equally adept at charming customers and, when the lights go out, chasing away rodents. And so let us ce...

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Eating My Way through San Francisco in 24 hours

Claire Thomas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oysters, The Kitchy Kitchen, Food, Blue Bottle Coffee, San Francisco, Restaurants, Chowder, Northern California, Food News

Northern California gives me massive "the grass is always greener" yearnings. I love it up there. The food, the people, the architecture. So with 24 hours to pack it in, here's what I did.

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Favorite Friends I've Never Met

Vicky Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Knoxville, News, Pakistan, Margaret Hoeveler, Amazing Women Rock, Technology, Random Thoughts, Colorado, News and Views, Inspiration, Dolly Parton, Sheryl WuDunn, South Africa, Muslim, United States of America, Susan MacCaulay, Karen Daniel, Saudi Arabia, Nicholas Kristof, Swahili, Human Rights, Dubai, Books & Authors, Women | Tags: Kampala, Rockies, Community Service, Philanthropy, Twitter, Nairobi, Fifa, World Cup, Blog, Global Poverty, Half the Sky, Social Networking, Tennessee, Caroline Jones, Youtube, Namibia, Linda Ellerbee, Capetown, Kenya, Judaism, Acid Attacks, Media, Canada, South Dakota, World Report, Travel, Television, Godwin Opuly, Middle East, Religion, Hdnet, Uganda, Vegan, Africa, Zippy Nyaruri, Griff Hoeveler, Beadforlife, Charleston, United States, In the Land of Invisible Women, Hajj, Pennsylvania, Mt. Diablo, Facebook, New York City, Ashton Ramsey, Neil Wanless, Gettysburg, Riyadh, South Carolina, Nascar, Terrorism, Poverty, Qanta Ahmed, Winner, Midlife, Northern California, David Letterman, Nguvu, Denver News

Because of social networking I have a new circle of virtual friends who I enjoy and respect, even though we have never met or for that matter, may never meet.

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Watching Elk Just Off Hwy 101

Terry Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elk Rutting, Elk, Roosevelt Elk, Horseback Riding, Northern California, Orick, Redwoods, Green News

Two Young Bucks Waiting to Rut All Photos: Terry Gardner Mama Elk and Babies (products of last year's rut) The Roosevelt elk must not...

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Coke Bribes Family Physicians Association for Cheap

Hemi Weingarten | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Douglas Henley, Contra Costa, Coca-Cola, Bribe, American Dietetic Association, Coke, American Academy of Family Physicians, Physician, Aafp, Obesity, Walter Willett, Sugar, Northern California, Healthy Living News

What exact role do sugar laden beverages such as Coca Cola, Vitamin Water, and others play in a healthy lifestyle? None. You don't need an educational program to figure that one out.

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Rick Prelinger: Lost Landscapes of San Francisco 4

FORA.tv | FORA.tv | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Northern California, San Francisco-California, Home News

Rick Prelinger: Lost Landscapes of San Francisco 4 The fourth incarnation of Lost Landscapes of San Francisco played to a sold out house at t...

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Rolling With the Santa Cruz Derby Groms

Greg Archer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Santa Cruz Derby Girls, Derby Girls, Santa Cruz, Roller Skating, Santa Cruz Derby Groms, Northern California, Style News

After slipping into some skates and what felt like a ton of padding, I interviewed several of these Derb-ettes.

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400,000 Without Power As Storm Pounds California

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Storms, Northern California, California, Home News

A levee break flooded hundreds of homes Saturday as the storm that has pummeled the West Coast with high wind and heavy rain dropped a thick blanket o...

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