California
This page:
California, generally |
San Francisco Bay Area |
North Coast |
North State |
Central Coast |
Central Valley |
Southern California
California, generally
- Cal Facts - Annual summary of the state's government and economy (Legislative Analyst's Office)
- State Symbols - State animal, bird, flag, etc. (California State Library)
California News:
See also
- Media outlets under regions below
- Alta: Journal of Alta California - "A literate magazine counterpoint to the New Yorker from a Western point of view"
- Boom: A Journal of California (University of California Press)
- California Policy Index - An update on new reports on California policy (Institute of
Governmental Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley)
- California Report - Heard on public radio stations, produced by KQED, San Francisco
- California Sunday Magazine
- California Today - Daily roundup from the New York Times
- Capital and Main
- CALmatters - Nonprofit, community-funded journalism
- Fox & Hounds - "Keeping tabs on California business and politics" (from a conservative
perspective)
- Rough and Tumble - Daily news from California
- YubaNet - News from California (especially Northern California) and the world;
often reprints press releases and other documents from official sources
California Travel:
- California Beach/Surf Reports (Surfrider)
- California Tourism (State government site)
- Wine Country.com - Both north of the Bay and the Central Coast
California Digital Libraries:
- California Digital Library - Scholarship from University of California faculty, e-books from
UC Press, art and architecture images, data from state agencies
California History:
- California Historical Society, San Francisco
- William M. McCarthy Photography Collection - Photographs of California from 1905 to 1938 (California Secretary of State)
California Weather:
Despite what you may have heard, we do have weather in California.
- California Weather Blog [weatherwest.com]
- Western U.S. Infrared: GOES West - Satellite picture
California Earthquakes:
- Earthquake Tracker (San Francisco Chronicle)
San Francisco Bay Area
- 7x7 Bay Area
- Geology and Natural History of the San Francisco Bay Area (U.S. Geological
Survey)
- San Francisco Bay Trail - A 500-mile trail around the Bay
- SF Station - Things to do (events, restaurants, shopping, etc.) in the Bay Area
Bay Area News:
- KQED News - From the Bay Area's public television and radio station
- SF Gate - A local portal including:
Bay Area Transportation:
- 511.org - Help on commuting by car, carpool, mass transit, and bicycle
- Bay Area Public Transportation - Maps and directions (Google Maps)
- BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) is a subway serving San Francisco and the East Bay
- BARTable - Events and other fun things you can get to on BART
- Caltrain runs between San Francisco and San Jose/Gilroy
Bay Area Weather:
- National Weather Service: San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey
- SF Gate Weather
- Spare the Air - Air quality forecast and advisories; RSS feeds and widgets available
San Francisco:
Oakland:
South Bay (Silicon Valley):
- Silicon Valley Gateway
- Silicon Valley Index - Statistics about greater Silicon Valley, which includes
parts of San Mateo, Alameda, and Santa Cruz counties as well as Santa Clara County
- San Jose.com
Places to Go, Things to Do:
- Alum Rock Park
- Broadway San Jose
- Children's Discovery Museum
- Cinequest puts on a film festival in March and outdoor movies ("Cinema San Pedro")
in the summer
- Fountain Blues Festival - Summer in San Jose
- Henry W. Coe State Park - In the hills east of Morgan Hill
- Gilroy Garlic Festival
- Great America, Santa Clara
- Guadalupe River Park and Gardens
- Hakone Gardens, Saratoga
- History San Jose - Historic buildings at Kelley Park
- Japantown, San Jose
- Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton
- Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
- Mt. Umunhum
- Music in the Park - Several shows during the summer in downtown San Jose
- Opera San Jose
- Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
- San Jose Downtown Association - Includes events calendar
- San Jose Greek Festival, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, the weekend after Memorial Day
- San Jose Museum of Art
- San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
- San Jose Obon - Buddhist summer festival at the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin
- San Jose Parks
- San Jose Renaissance Faire - Held in Guadalupe River Park in August
- San Jose Repertory Theatre
- Silicon Valley Beer Week - In summer at local brewpubs
- South Bay Tour Guide
- The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose
- Viva Calle SJ - About once a year, the city closes a major street to auto traffic and lets pedestrians, bicyclists, et al. take over
- Winchester Mystery House
- List: Things to do in San Jose - if Apple forces you to go there for WWDC
Ethnic Groups:
- Silicon Valley Cultures Project - An ongoing ethnographic study of life in
Silicon Valley
- Asian Americans in the Santa Clara Valley
- Chinese Historical and Cultural Project, San Jose
Professional Sports Teams:
- San Jose Earthquakes - Major league soccer
- San Jose Giants - Take in a minor league baseball game; it's a lot of fun
- San Jose Sharks - NHL hockey
- San Jose Stealth - Lacrosse
Public Art:
- Heart of the Valley: Murals and Public Art in South Bay
News:
- San Jose Mercury News - Metropolitan daily
- San Jose Inside - Online version of Metro Silicon Valley, the alternative weekly
- San Jose Spotlight
Blogs:
- Valley Wag - Silicon Valley cultural notes (or gossip - YMMV) (discontinued)
Peninsula:
- Devil's Slide Coast
- Portola Redwoods State Park
Marin County:
- Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito
- Pt. Reyes National Seashore
- To See a
World, Marin County - The natural history of a mountain
North Coast
North State
The Cascades and the Sierra Nevada north of Lake Tahoe
Central Coast
Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara
Central Valley
Southern California
Southern California News:
- Los Angeles Times
- Southern California Public Radio
- Zocalo Public Square - "Ideas journalism" with an emphasis on Southern California and the Southwest
- L.A. Taco - "Celebrating the taco lifestyle in Los Angeles." Mostly about food, but has some other news, too
Southern California Weather:
- National Weather Service: Los Angeles
- National Weather Service: San Diego
- National Weather Service: Las Vegas, Nev.
- National Weather Service: Phoenix, Ariz.
Los Angeles area:
- Getty Center, Los Angeles
- Historic Places LA
- Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Garden, San Marino
- L.A. as Subject - Archival materials from Los Angeles
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
- Los Angeles Zoo
- Museum of Tolerance
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
- Page Museum - Better known as the place with the La Brea Tar Pits [tarpits.org]
- Universal Studios, Universal City
Orange County:
- Disneyland, Anaheim
San Diego area:
- San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau
Desert:
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Living Desert
Zoo and Gardens - Plants and animals from the deserts of North
America and Africa, in Palm Desert
- Mojave National Preserve
