Prep talk: Harvey Kitani is one win away from historic milestone
History is expected to happen this weekend for Rolling Hills Prep boys’ basketball coach Harvey Kitani. The only…
Civil War tensions led to the creation of Wilmington’s Drum Barracks – Daily Breeze
The Drum Barracks in Wilmington was the first U.S. military base to be built in Los Angeles County.…
Jan 21, 1945 — San Diego at the center of the WWII home front
U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and other warships at the Naval Repair Base in San Diego during World War…
How I relearned to love Berkeley as a blind person
The author, Dirk Neyhart, at his home in north Berkeley. Credit: Sarah Martin I grew up here in…
Civil War tensions led to the creation of Wilmington’s Drum Barracks – Press Telegram
The Drum Barracks in Wilmington was the first U.S. military base to be built in Los Angeles County.…
Column: New California Senate leader Monique Limón, ‘kind, generous’ and a ‘badass’
SACRAMENTO — People often ask me how things have changed at the state Capitol since I began covering news there…
8 hidden histories of San Diego’s ‘crown jewel’
Balboa Stadium construction site in 1914. Steam shovels were used to excavate the area. It was built in…
The history behind California’s gold rush
DATES BACK TO 178 YEARS THIS WEEK, WHEN JAMES MARSHALL FOUND FLECKS OF GOLD ALONG THE SOUTH FORK…
Guns in California’ explores California’s history on a hard topic
This week KCRA 3 premieres a new documentary entitled “Liberty and Limits: Guns in California.” The topic of…
Where San Diego’s military history met Hollywood — quietly
A photo from 2004 shows a tugboat towing the decommissioned aircraft carrier Midway past Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery…
San Diego welcomes the world — Jan. 16, 1915
Concert on the lawn at the Panama–California Exposition held in Balboa Park between January 1, 1915, and January…
Upcoming events to cure your winter blues | Los Gatan
ARTISTS RECEPTION – Three Bay Area artists, Meghna Sharma, Saranya Chandrasekaran and Ria Sharma (of Saratoga), will celebrate…