and U.S. immigrants flooded to the region during the California Gold Rush of 1849. One of the first tasks necessary for these immigrants to convert public lands into private property was to impose ...

Pilarcitos Lake was San Francisco's first major reservoir, quenching the thirst of a booming city following the Gold Rush. It ...

Photo courtesy Google maps. Built as a single-family residence ... a forty-niner looking to strike it rich during California’s 1849 Gold Rush before settling in Palo Alto in 1897, according ...

Now, with a $1 million grant from the California ... Gold Rush. “There was absolutely no level ground beyond the narrow rim that formed the crescent beach against which the tides rose and fell,” one ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Severe fire hazard zones blanket parts of California on new state maps published Monday, as fire officials rush to keep up with the impacts of climate change on the Golden ...

THIS IS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SO WE’RE KIND OF ZOOMING IN ON THAT FOR YOU RIGHT THERE. THE MAPS PUT NEARLY 4 MILLION PEOPLE NOW IN HAZARDOUS ZONES. AND YOU CAN SEE THE COLOR CODING HERE.

History is at your feet at the Lil Bit of Heaven Ranch in Northern California. While out walking or working on irrigation, the ranch owners have found remnants from the Gold Rush when the property ...

WE REPORTED TUESDAY ABOUT THE GOLD RUSH ERA, CITY MAKING ... AND YOU CAN FIND A FULL A city nestled in the Northern California Foothills was recently named one of the top 10 best small towns ...

However, drought maps also reported parts Southern California are in extreme drought, boosting fire risk this spring. That’s after Southern California was already devastated by wildfires in winter.