Fifty years ago this month I moved to Sacramento and a few months later, just after Jerry Brown became governor, began covering politics for the long-defunct Sacramento Union newspaper. I …
When California emerged from its colonial beginnings nearly two centuries ago and began coalescing into a distinct society, its towns and villages tended to be located either on navigable rivers, …
This month San Jose got a little further from its long-time claim of being the 10th largest city in the United States. It now sits at 13th, falling another rung …
California’s population grew for the first time in three years as legal immigration rebounded and the great California exodus during the COVID pandemic dramatically slowed as remote workers returned to …
Another year, and another census update showing the Bay Area’s population has dropped. But the newest population estimates for July 1, 2023, released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau, …
Millions of Americans watched last weekend as NFL teams played the final games of their regular season. California fans were treated to the much-anticipated finale between the San Francisco 49ers …
Come to California if you want to live. That’s my New Year’s suggestion for a new state slogan. California is losing population for the first time since it became a …
The California exodus isn’t over yet. For the third consecutive year, the Golden State’s population continued to shrink in 2023, even as 42 other states grew this past year, many …
As people sit down for dinner in Milpitas, two out of three of them are speaking something other than English when they ask for seconds. No other city in the …