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The California Sun is a daily newsletter on the most interesting news from across California by former New York Times writer Mike McPhate.

09/08/2025

There’s a four-block area in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights with taco offerings that rival any place in the world, including Mexico. Taquería Frontera in Cypress Park, pictured, offers an exquisite taco al pastor. Here's 11 more examples.

https://www.californiasun.co/newsletter/five-planned-parenthood-clinics-close-after-funding-cut-12-best-taco-places-in-l-a/ -11

08/08/2025

The campground in Tuolumne Meadows, the stunning high country campground in Yosemite National Park, reopened after a three-year, $26 million renovation.

Crews rebuilt aging water and sewer systems; upgraded electrical equipment; and replaced every picnic table, fire ring, and food locker at 336 campsites.

https://www.californiasun.co/newsletter/kamala-harris-extends-guessing-game-on-her-plans-gilbert-arenas-is-charged-with-running-illegal-poker-game/ -4

08/08/2025

Joshua Tree seems to be having a post-pandemic moment.

In recent months, two new hotels opened at the edge of the national park, both of which emphasize tranquility for guests seeking an escape from the city.

https://www.californiasun.co/newsletter/kamala-harris-extends-guessing-game-on-her-plans-gilbert-arenas-is-charged-with-running-illegal-poker-game/ -12

06/08/2025

The former Birkenstock building, a modernist gem rising along Highway 101 in Marin County, will be transformed into a design museum.

The heirs of midcentury designers Charles and Ray Eames reportedly paid $36 million for the spiky 1964 structure.

https://www.californiasun.co/newsletter/gavin-newsom-wants-november-vote-on-redistricting-ranchers-say-goodbye-to-point-reyes/ -7

31/07/2025

When cargo ship captains arrive from across the sea to the Golden Gate, they don’t enter San Francisco Bay. That job is done by harbor pilots who guide the ships through narrow channels and fitful currents in any weather day or night.

The skill and extreme risk of the work is reflected in their salaries, which approach half a million dollars a year.

https://www.californiasun.co/newsletter/tsunami-threatens-parts-of-north-coast-federal-prosecutors-office-in-l-a-faces-exodus/ -5

30/07/2025

After the rise of the automobile, Los Angeles’ many neighborhood staircases fell into obscurity. But they are still there, and they are arguably the finest way to explore the city. Several staircases are carved into the hills behind the Hollywood Bowl, where a beautiful 1-mile loop takes you through one of the city’s most unusual neighborhoods.

https://www.californiasun.co/newsletter/democrats-look-to-california-in-redistricting-fight-the-secret-staircases-of-los-angeles/ -11

22/07/2025

On a walk through Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve, 25 miles north of San Francisco, the writer Rebecca Solnit marveled at the gnarled oak trees that “resemble old men”; the plunging swallows and western bluebirds; and 5-foot-tall wild oats whose golden-ish hue has no word — “summer-colored?”

For its 25th anniversary, Bay Nature rounded up its 25 favorite outdoor destinations in the Bay Area, including Mount Burdell.

https://www.californiasun.co/newsletter/the-epic-battle-for-ai-talent-jerry-garcias-example-of-living-freely/ -7

20/07/2025

There’s a hotel on Monterey Bay with a “dog stick library.” Sanctuary Beach Resort has courted the dog-lover demographic, offering water stations, pet beds, and treats. It’s dog heaven, a writer who stayed there says, but be prepared to be awakened by barking.

https://www.californiasun.co/newsletter/border-patrol-raids-come-to-sacramento-fresno-freeway-pillars-become-public-art/ -7

19/07/2025

The Santa Monica Mountains are molehills compared to Los Angeles’ much taller San Gabriels. But they rise directly out of the sea, granting hikers breathtaking 360-degree views from the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands to the Conejo and Simi valleys.

The highest peak, Sandstone, is just 3,111 feet tall and can be reached in 30 minutes or so along a 3-mile round-trip trail, though regulars recommend a more meandering route. Sandstone is featured in a short piece on “the most treasured views in California.“

https://www.californiasun.co/newsletter/trump-administration-cancels-bullet-train-funding-vintage-photo-booths-make-a-comeback/ -12

16/07/2025

Jean-Michel Basquiat, an artist often associated with the New York art scene, first came to Los Angeles in 1982, establishing his own studio there a year later.

His prolific Los Angeles period is now being showcased in a new book.

https://www.californiasun.co/newsletter/farmworkers-plan-strike-over-immigration-raids-l-a-homeless-numbers-fall-for-second-year/ -12

11/07/2025

A curvaceous home in the Cuyamaca Mountains east of San Diego looks like it was designed for a Hobbit family.

Designed by James Hubbell — the same artist who brought the whimsical Sea Ranch Chapel to life — it comfortably sleeps a family of four full-sized humans.

https://www.californiasun.co/newsletter/nvidia-becomes-first-4-trillion-company-a-home-fit-for-hobbits-in-the-cuyamaca-mountains/ -6

10/07/2025

Carved into the neat rows of vines in rural Sonoma wine country is a regulation-sized baseball field.

Balletto Vineyards added it for use by workers and family more than 20 years ago. Last week, they hosted their second annual Old Timey Baseball Event.

https://www.californiasun.co/newsletter/activists-clash-with-federal-agents-in-san-francisco-harrowing-rescue-on-sierra-peak/ -6

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