California Beaches Blog

Spring showers don’t hurt the lush lawns and colorful flowers of Filoli Gardens that celebrated its season opening on Feb. 9, 2010. Located just 16 miles or a 30 minute drive from the beaches of Half Moon Bay and an incredible Beach House hotel on the bay, Filoli is also a mere 30 miles south [...]

Oxnard Farmer’s Market shown in photos sells this desirable fruit for an appealing price. The cherimoya crop and season in California runs from around January to June.
Cherimoya, or chirimoya fruit is like a big custard apple used in apple sauce, desserts, drinks, or just munching to enjoy the taste which some describe as a blend [...]

With years of less than normal rainfall in most of California, 2010 has been somewhat of a surprise, providing several major storms and hopes that maybe the state will accumulate enough rain to help alleviate its drought situation.
The first series of storms provided many surprises, but as Californians adjust to the concept of rain, some [...]

Costa Mesa–For more than a dozen years the Sand Sports Super Show has been the biggest and most exciting dune and dirt sports EXPO in the world. Come each September, as hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of attendees come together at the OC Fair & Event Center in Orange County, California to celebrate and marvel [...]

By Chris MacDonald
Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster and Vice Mayor Val Lerch hosted a Groundbreaking Celebration in February 2010 for Three Pump Stations that will reduce trash in the L.A. River
All stations are located within Long Beach and the Los Angeles River Watershed. Each station drains directly into the Los Angeles River. “The trash-capturing devices [...]