Friday, May 15, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1930, nurse Ellen Church became the world’s first airline stewardess, departing aboard a Boeing Air Transport flight from Oakland bound for Chicago. The trip took about 20 hours and included 13 stops along the way. The California Strawberry Festival is back in Ventura this weekend, bringing […]

Thursday, May 14, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1998, Frank Sinatra died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at 82. Ol’ Blue Eyes spent his later years between Beverly Hills and his Rancho Mirage estate, collecting 11 Grammys over a legendary career. What’s more surprising: a cosmetics founder becoming a Catholic priest, […]

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1941, Ritchie Valens was born in Pacoima. The San Fernando Valley kid would turn a traditional Mexican wedding song into La Bamba and become rock and roll’s first Latino star. A California Highway Patrol officer ended up covered in bright red fire retardant after a […]

The California Flyover Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang resigned Monday and agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) while serving on the city council. ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ […]

Monday, May 11, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1927, film industry leaders met at downtown LA’s Biltmore Hotel and elected Douglas Fairbanks Sr. as the first president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group behind the Oscars. The Pentagon released decades-old UFO files, including a 1949 report from Merced […]

The California Flyover California Republicans could win the governorship for the first time in two decades. ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   […]

The California Flyover Heat warnings cover 450,000 Californians as a dangerous heat wave targets Mother’s Day weekend. ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌ […]

Friday, May 8, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1976, the world’s first modern looping roller coaster opened at Magic Mountain in Valencia. The Great American Revolution helped launch the modern steel coaster era and later appeared in the 1977 thriller Rollercoaster. A coyote may have pulled off one of the Bay Area’s wildest […]

Thursday, May 7, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1977, Hotel California by Los Angeles band the Eagles hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the group’s fourth chart-topper. It later won the Grammy for record of the year. California’s oldest fair kicks off today in Dixon, celebrating its 149th year with carnival […]

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1931, Willie Mays was born. The “Say Hey Kid” starred for the Giants across New York and San Francisco, including 15 seasons in the Bay Area, and remains one of the faces of the franchise. His statue still greets fans outside Oracle Park. A mountain […]