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Friday, September 11, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1812, Russian fur traders dedicated Fort Ross on the Sonoma coast north of San Francisco, planting the southernmost outpost of a Russian empire that once reached from Alaska to California. Twenty-five years later, San Francisco flight attendant Betty Ong is being remembered for the calm […]

The California Flyover Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton unveiled a plan Tuesday to abolish California’s DMV as a stand-alone agency and cap annual vehicle registration at a flat $73.                 ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   […]

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1850, California joined the Union as the 31st state, one of the few admitted straight to statehood without ever spending time as an organized territory. Football meets sleep science this week as researchers watch the 49ers and Rams test two very different strategies for handling […]

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1966, Star Trek beamed onto television screens for the first time. Dreamed up by former Los Angeles police sergeant Gene Roddenberry and filmed on Hollywood soundstages, the starship Enterprise’s five-year mission began that night on NBC. Today’s issue of The California Flyover is a shortened holiday […]

Monday, September 7, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1927, 21-year-old Philo Farnsworth transmitted the first all-electronic television image in his San Francisco lab. The farm boy’s breakthrough, a single glowing line beamed between rooms, helped launch the age of television. Happy Labor Day! Today’s issue of The California Flyover is a shortened holiday edition […]

The California Flyover Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, introduced H.R. 10268 Thursday to eliminate SNAP’s Restaurant Meals Program, which lets qualifying recipients buy prepared food from approved restaurants. ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ […]

The California Flyover Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills is retiring after nearly 50 years in law enforcement, including five years leading the city’s police department. Friends, colleagues, and community members honored him Thursday at the Palm Springs Convention Center.                 ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ […]

Friday, September 4, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1781, 44 settlers who had traveled more than 1,000 miles from present-day northern Mexico founded the farming pueblo of El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles. Today, we call it Los Angeles. A dime worth more than a million dollars? As we […]

Thursday, September 3, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1982, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak launched the US Festival near San Bernardino, drawing an estimated 450,000 fans over Labor Day weekend for three days of rock, sunshine, and new tech. A real-life coyote finally got its Road Runner moment, and a California birder caught the […]