The California Flyover As our nation commemorates its 250th birthday, we’ll be sending out shortened editions through Monday, July 6 so The California Flyover staff can celebrate the holiday with friends and family. Our regular edition will be back on Tuesday.                 ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ […]

Friday, July 3, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1839, Swiss pioneer John Sutter reached Monterey and secured permission from Mexican Gov. Juan Bautista Alvarado to settle the Sacramento Valley, where he would soon build Sutter’s Fort. A sea lion pup took an unexpected detour onto the streets of San Francisco, and now his […]

Thursday, July 2, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1982, 42 helium-filled weather balloons lifted San Pedro’s Larry Walters and his aluminum lawn chair to 16,000 feet over Los Angeles, where airline pilots spotted him before he used a BB gun to pop balloons and descend. A classic toy is earning one California kid […]

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1769, the last party of Spain’s Portolá expedition trudged into San Diego, reuniting the “Sacred Expedition” and paving the way for the permanent European settlement of California. A helicopter that carried four U.S. presidents is getting a new mission. As we report below, the historic […]

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant Act, granting Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove to California. It was the first time the federal government set aside land specifically for public use and preservation. Looking for a national park without the crowds? A new […]

Monday, June 29, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1925, an 18-second, 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Santa Barbara, killing 11 people and causing widespread damage. The city was rebuilt in the Spanish Colonial Revival style that defines it today. Mission accomplished. A military macaw named Sarge gave zookeepers an unexpected adventure this week, and as […]

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Friday, June 26, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1925, Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush premiered at Hollywood’s Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre, the silent classic he later called the picture by which he most wanted to be remembered. You never know what might surface off the California coast. As we report below, one of the […]

Thursday, June 25, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1945, delegates from 50 nations approved the United Nations Charter at the San Francisco Opera House, setting the stage for the founding of the United Nations. Yale just tracked over 11,000 seniors for more than a decade, and what they found breaks every rule you’ve […]