It is the first time California officials have imposed fines on communities that have failed to meet conservation goals imposed because of the state's crippling four-year drought.

The legacy of a former newspaper magnate lives on at San Simeon, writes Shandelle Battersby.

Shandelle Battersby finds the jewel of the missions along California's King's Highway.

A California teenager who rushed to help a blind classmate being beaten up by a bully has been kicked off the football team.

A friendly year-round climate makes Santa Monica a hit with locals as well as tourists, writes Tess Nichol.

It's always the perfect time to catch a wave or linger on the sidewalk in this city.

To mark 60 years, Disneyland has conjured up spectacular parades and fireworks, writes Peter Mitchell.

Winston Aldworth checks out the differences between two great theme parks.

Anaheim has a serious beer scene brewing. By the end of the year, the Orange County city will be home to more than a dozen breweries.

Top Gun suddenly feels real for Shandelle Battersby onboard an aircraft carrier in San Diego.

People have embraced the taste of almond products. The question now is whether they can stomach higher costs.

Walt Disney Co has been granted an exemption from any future tax that might be levied on tickets to the Disneyland Resort.

The latest addition to Universal Studios' backlot tour makes passengers feel like they've driven onto the set of a Fast and Furious film.

Shandelle Battersby discovers an unusual local delicacy on the drinks menus of the storied Californian island.

Farmers with rights to California water dating back more than a century face sharp cutbacks, the first reduction in their water use since 1977.

Megan Singleton uncovers five of the best places to eat in LA, from chic celebrity hot spots to gourmet burgers and $1 tacos.

A New Zealand storm has been blamed for monster waves smashing California today.

Desalination projects are gaining resonance as drought-proof hydration solutions in parched California.

California is faced with a double whammy of high temperatures and low rainfall exacerbated by an atmospheric pattern that for three years straight has diverted winter storms away.

Megan Singleton suggests a string of California adventures to try.

Many electronic and miscellaneous objects are never fully turned "off," and thus consume power all the time.

Less than an hour's drive from San Francisco is Napa's Sonoma County, where Megan Singleton sips, cooks and walks.

Visiting the Happiest Place on Earth is better with a plan, advises Shandelle Battersby.

A Chicago to San Francisco journey gives Pamela Wade time to eat, relax ... and talk.

As his daughter is left star-struck by the princesses of Disneyland, Winston Aldworth finds his Frozen heart melts.

Mark Zuckerberg is in a dispute with a property developer who claims the Facebook chief executive broke his promise.