Under the arched wooden ceilings of Berkeley’s newest bookshop, you’ll find a rolling library ladder, velvet green couches, and yes, lots of books — but also a wine dispenser wedged between the ...

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Kaiser Permanente has announced that Corwin N. Harper has been named president of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, effective . As regional health plan president, Harper will lead the ...

James Beard Awards semifinalists list was released Wednesday morning. For the first time in four years, Sacramento-area restaurants were left off. Known as the “Oscars of the food world,” the James ...

These 10 aviation museums in California are packed with thrilling exhibits that will make you feel like a Top Gun pilot.

California was once a hotbed of Japanese wine producers, until 20th-century legislation boxed them out. Over a hundred years later, a comeback is underway.

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No one in Dodger blue was apologizing Wednesday, when the Dodgers introduced pitcher Roki Sasaki at a news conference.

In his first season in 2001, Ichiro earned the American League Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year awards, hitting .350 with 242 hits as the Mariners won 116 regular-season games. He won the A ...