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Pío Pico’s life story will continue to remind California of what we were and what we will continue to be.
Why did Pío Pico – the last governor of Mexican Alta California – refuse to represent the state at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair?
This 1965 film footage from the Los Angeles City Archives reveals a proud and patriotic side that many only wish today’s election possessed.
When Tima Link began learning Traditional Chumash basket making, she learned to weave together the knowledge of diverse Native peoples.
Uncertainty clouds our memory of Jan. 13, 1847, when Andrés Pico and John C. Frémont signed a document variously called the Capitulation of Cahuenga or Treaty of Cahuenga.
When the Winnemem Wintu people first came to the McCloud River, the salmon took care of them. In return, the people promised to return the favor.
It would become the most costly natural disaster in United States history. The hardest hit regions would be San Bernardino, San Gabriel Valley, Coachella Valley, and Palmdale.
"How can you heal Indian country? You tell the truth."
“We’re salmon people,” says Karuk Tribe member Leaf Hillman. “Our very identity is based on salmon.”
California’s salmon can recover on their own, if we let them. And Native people's skills can be an important part of their recovery.
In 1926, Al G. Barnes' circus became the independent municipality of Barnes City. A year later, Los Angeles annexed it.
You may be familiar with the risks of living in an area with a history of earthquakes, but do you have a plan for surviving an earthquake?