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Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, including the state’s third largest city San Jose, a major center of government, commerce, and culture; the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern California coast, the Big Sur coastline area, the Sierra Nevada including Yosemite Valley and Lake Tahoe, and Mt. Shasta, the second-highest peak in the Cascade Range.
Native Americans arrived in Northern California perhaps as early as 5,000 to 8,000 BCE, and successive waves of arrivals led to one of the most densely populated areas of pre-Columbian North America. The arrival of European explorers from the early 1500s to the mid-1700s, did not lead to European settlements in Northern California. The Spanish mission at Monterey was the first European settlement in the area, followed by other missions along the coast—eventually extending as far north as Sonoma County.

 

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California sues over 2007 San Francisco Bay spill

Jan 7, 2009 6:31 am

California Attorney General Jerry Brown has filed a lawsuit seeking millions of dollars to recover the clean-up cost of the massive 2007 San Francisco Bay oil spill. Brown, filed the suit Tuesday on b...

 

Outhouse arsonist strikes again on Russian Hill

Jan 6, 2009 6:23 pm

Yet another portable toilet on San Francisco's Russian Hill was set ablaze early today. The toilet torcher struck again at about 3:30 a.m., igniting a Porta Pottie on the 1400 block of Greenwich Stree...

 

Governor rejects Dems' budget, as he promised

Jan 6, 2009 8:00 am

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed Democratic lawmakers' $18 billion mid-year budget package on Tuesday after leaders of the Legislature sent it to him, saying they were perplexed by his unwillingness ...

 

Why Feinstein broke with Obama on Panetta

Jan 6, 2009 8:00 am

Sen. Dianne Feinstein's chilly response Tuesday to outreach from President-elect Barack Obama - after stomping on his choice of fellow Californian Leon Panetta as head of the CIA - dealt the incoming ...

 

BART considers reducing evening, Sunday service

Jan 6, 2009 8:00 am

BART passengers could face longer waits for trains at night and on Sundays as a cost-cutting move. The proposal, to be presented to the BART governing board Thursday, suggests running trains every 20 ...

 

Niners defend pat-down searches at 'Stick

Jan 6, 2009 8:00 am

The San Francisco 49ers defended their pat-down searches of fans before an apparently divided California Supreme Court on Tuesday, saying ticket-buyers know they'll be searched when they walk into Can...

 

Oakland: BART lifts not working

Jan 6, 2009 8:00 am

WHAT'S NOT WORKING: DAY 1 BART lifts in Oakland: The parking lot at BART's Coliseum/Oakland Airport Station points to a stairway and tunnel that take riders to the main ticket area. Getting down the s...

 

111th Congress opens with drama in Senate

Jan 6, 2009 8:00 am

San Francisco Rep. Nancy Pelosi - the first female speaker of the House - was elected to her second term Tuesday, but that milestone was overshadowed by high drama in the Senate. Members took their oa...

 

Governor offers rewards in unsolved homicides

Jan 6, 2009 8:00 am

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office offered rewards Tuesday for information leading to the arrest and convictions in six unsolved homicides in California, including two in which Bay Area teens were sl...

 
 

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Eastridge Hometown America   CA

The friendly community of Hometown Eastridge has spectacular amenities for our residents' enjoyment ...

 

Westwinds - ELS   CA

Located in the Silicon Valley with the convenience of the light rail system, Westwinds offers its residents ...

 

The Village of the Four Seasons - ELS   CA

Village of the Four Seasons is an all age community featuring 271 home sites on approximately 32 acres ...