Cambrian columnist Kathe Tanner is annoyed by having to first dial the 805 area code to complete a local phone call. But she writes that there are many more important things to worry about in our country these days.
Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown is suing Milwaukee and its police department, saying officers' use of a stun gun during his arrest for a parking violation constitutes excessive force and that they targeted him because he is black.
The poor air quality at the Oceano Dunes could be solved by simply shutting down off-roading for six months, says T. Keene of San Luis Obispo. It would give time to monitor air quality.
Critics say a photo of a woman beside a dead great white shark on an Aptos, Calif., beach disrespects the animal, but marine biologist Giancarlo Thomae, who shot the photo, says his colleague posed beside the shark for scale.
Researchers found four mountain lion kittens living in the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California, they announced on Tuesday. The kittens, who are all female, are the first litter found in the Simi Hills area north of Los Angeles.
