San Mateo

Beach closures and advisories in Los Angeles County last year fell a nose short of the record high set in 2005, according to a report issued Tuesday. Across California there were more than 4,600 incidents of closed beaches or posted advisories in 2006,...

This list of visitor offices was provided largely by the California Division of Tourism in Sacramento. It was edited for space. More information: (800) 862-2543, http://www.visitcalifornia.com . Amador County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau, (800)...

Technicians continued yesterday to clean up the wreckage not just in the Howard Street tunnel, but on the information superhighway. LAI Construction Services Inc. of Baltimore was completing yesterday a new fiber-optic loop around the downtown tunnel,...

The scene was a packed auditorium at UC Santa Barbara; the time, late last month. Two prominent legal figures were debating the death penalty. Defense attorney Gerry Spence turned to federal appeals court Judge Alex Kozinski, an outspoken supporter of...

This list of visitor information offices, edited by The Times for space, was provided in part by the California Division of Tourism in Sacramento. Amador County: Amador County Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 596, Jackson 95642; (800) 649-4988 or (209) 223-...

The judge in the Scott Peterson murder trial replaced a juror for misconduct on Tuesday, then ordered the jury to restart deliberations from the beginning. No details were given for the dismissal of the juror, a retired Pacific Gas & Electric Co....

An Indian-owned casino in Cabazon near Palm Springs is going Vegas, opening a $250-million resort and spa designed by the architects of Universal CityWalk and the luxury Bellagio resort in Sin City. The new Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa, about 20...

The jury in the Scott Peterson case failed today to reach a decision on whether to recommend a death or life in prison sentence and will resume deliberations Monday, the trial judge said. San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Alfred A. Delucchi said the...

This list of visitor information offices, edited by The Times for space, was provided in part by the California Division of Tourism in Sacramento. Amador County: Amador Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau; (800) 649-4988, fax (209) 223-4425, http://...

Last-minute court appeals rejected and clemency vigorously denied by the governor, Donald Beardslee was executed early this morning, 24 years after he confessed to the slayings of two San Francisco Bay Area women. As about 300 opponents of the death...

Find out about scenic and historic sites as well as programs, fees and directions to California's national parks, monuments and recreation areas: Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Ft. Mason, Building 201, Alcatraz, San Francisco...

Telephone networks and Internet news sites were swamped yesterday as people searched for information and the whereabouts of family and friends after the terrorist attacks on New York and suburban Washington. Phone companies urged customers to refrain...