Thursday, March 26, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1874, poet Robert Frost was born in San Francisco. He spent his first 11 years in the city before moving to Massachusetts, where his New England roots would later shape some of America’s most beloved poetry. California’s oil fight is heating up, with lawsuits, refinery […]

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1983, Michael Jackson debuted the moonwalk at Pasadena’s Civic Auditorium during a taping of the Motown 25 anniversary special. Watch here.  A Montecito home packed with thousands of pig figurines is about to hit the market, but the collection won’t be coming with it. We’ve […]

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1860, the clipper ship Andrew Jackson dropped anchor in San Francisco after completing a record-setting pilot-to-pilot passage from New York: 89 days and 4 hours around Cape Horn. Six candidates take the stage tonight in California’s governor’s race. We have a full preview in Top Stories. […]

Monday, March 23, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1868, Gov. Henry Haight signed the Organic Act, establishing the University of California on the Oakland site of the debt-strapped College of California, which dissolved and turned over its land and buildings to launch the new public university. One of the world’s largest freestanding structures […]

Friday, March 20, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1976, a San Francisco jury convicted newspaper heiress Patty Hearst of bank robbery, about two years after the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped her from her Berkeley apartment. San Juan Capistrano is celebrating the swallows’ famous return with festivities that kicked off yesterday and continue into […]

Thursday, March 19, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1953, the Academy Awards were televised for the first time from Hollywood’s RKO Pantages Theatre, letting Americans watch the ceremony from their living rooms for the first time. San Francisco’s Bay Lights are set to return, bringing 48,000 LEDs back to the Bay Bridge after […]

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1850, California’s elected senators and representatives formally petitioned Congress for statehood, arguing Californians were “neither rebels, usurpers, nor anarchists” and deserved a place in the Union. Dodger Stadium isn’t getting a full rename, but its field is getting a stylish new identity in a surprising […]

Monday, October 14, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 2019, the Virginia Women’s Monument was unveiled outside the state capitol. “Voices from the Garden” features life-size statues of historical figures and honors Commonwealth residents who broke ground on human rights, voting rights, education, and more. The Virginia Flyover is working to bring you news […]