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Angel Island
A rugged outcropping in the San Francisco Bay remains a refuge hidden in plain sight
May 2006 |
By Robert F. Howe
Grace Under Fire
As San Francisco burned, 100 years ago this month, a hardy band of men worked feverishly to save the city's mint—and with it, the U.S. economy
April 2006 |
By Michael Castleman
Fighting For Foxes
A disastrous chain of events nearly wiped out California's diminutive island fox. Scientists hope it's not too late to undo the damage
October 2004 |
By Adele Conover and Andrew Curry
Becoming a Full-Fledged Condor
The California condor learns from people, other condors and the school of hard knocks
September 2004 |
By A.J.S. Rayl
Panorama Mama
In Los Angeles, bulldozers are circling Sara Velas' mural in the round
May 2004 |
By Ed Leibowitz
California Scheming
Los Angeles' insatiable thirst for water, which drained the Owens Valley, has ruined lives, shaped the city's politics and provoked ongoing controversy
October 2002 |
By Mark Wheeler
A Metal Far From Base
A tiny flake started the rush to California, but where gold is concerned, that isn't the half of it
July 1998 |
By Jan Adkins
