Tuesday, September 29, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2004, the privately built SpaceShipOne rocketed past the edge of space from the Mojave Desert. It was the first of two flights that won the $10 million Ansari X Prize and opened the commercial spaceflight era. Surfing in Placer County? A massive new resort featuring […]

Monday, September 28, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1542, Spanish explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo sailed into San Diego Bay and became the first European to set foot on what is now the California coast. He named the harbor San Miguel. A nearly century-old slice of California whimsy is up for grabs in Santa […]

The California Flyover A September nor’easter hitting the East Coast caused delays and cancellations at Los Angeles International Airport as disruptions rippled through airline schedules nationwide. ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌ […]

The California Flyover California celebrated its first Dolly Parton Day yesterday, one month after the country legend died at 80. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bipartisan legislation making Sept. 25 an annual observance, with 9/25 nodding to her hit 9 to 5.               ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ […]

Friday, September 25, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed the act creating Sequoia National Park in California’s southern Sierra Nevada. It was America’s second national park, and the first created to protect a living thing: the giant sequoia. Honey didn’t have to hog the spotlight for long. The 100-pound […]

Thursday, September 24, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1977, The Love Boat set sail on ABC. Hollywood producer Aaron Spelling’s hit ran nine seasons aboard the Pacific Princess, a real Princess Cruises ship. Nearly 60 years of weird and wonderful are coming to an end at San Francisco’s Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, […]

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1952, Yorba Linda native Richard Nixon went before a national TV audience from a Hollywood studio to deliver the “Checkers speech,” named for the family cocker spaniel he famously vowed to keep. San Francisco is getting ready for some serious noise overhead as Fleet Week […]

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1975, a woman in a San Francisco crowd fired a pistol at President Gerald Ford outside the St. Francis Hotel. A former Marine beside her grabbed her arm, and the shot missed. Ever dreamed of owning your own California town? As we report below, a […]

Monday, September 21, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2019, the Los Angeles City Council declared Sept. 21 Earth, Wind & Fire Day in honor of the hometown band behind September. Ralph Johnson, Philip Bailey, and Verdine White accepted certificates at City Hall. Some California scenery is apparently worth waiting in line for. As we report below, […]

Sunday, September 20, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2018, California celebrated its first official Surfing Day, an annual observance now held every Sept. 20 in honor of surfing, which the Golden State also named its official sport that year. California’s wild side took over today’s edition. A humpback whale cruised 60 miles inland, […]