Happy Earth day!

usagov:

Image description: This photo from the U.S. Department of the Interior shows Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California. From its thunderous ocean breakers crashing against rocky headlands and expansive sand beaches to its open grasslands, brushy hillsides, and forested ridges, Point Reyes National Seashore offers visitors over 1,500 species of plants and animals to discover. 

Photo by Nick Chill, National Park Service

We’re camping here this summer!

ucsdspecialcollections:

The endless miracle of California by John Steven McGroarty, 1925
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What is California SB 375? (HealthyCal.org) »

latimes:

healthycal:

Groundbreaking legislation could change how neighborhoods are designed in California, curbing sprawl and creating safer, more walkable communities. But to make sure the law promotes public health on all of these fronts, Californians need to keep their leaders accountable.

“California’s Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act is the first law in the nation to link transportation funding, land use planning, and housing policy with an effort to reduce greenhouse gases. What does this have to do with improving public health? Just about everything.”

Ooh!

Baja is the new Tuscany.

tonyuribe:

Cali style

From Wikipedia:

The California burrito, a San Diego-area specialty, consists of chunks of carne asada meat, French fries, cheese, and either pico de gallo, sour cream, or guacamole (or some combination of these three). The ingredients are similar to those used in the carne asada fries dish, and it is considered a staple of the local cuisine of San Diego, California. With its merging of French fries with more traditional burrito fillings, the California burrito is an example of fusion border food. Although the California burrito originated in San Diego sometime in the 1980s, the first documentation of a burrito in its style can be found in a 1995 article in the Albuquerque Tribune.

Shannon and I went on a babymoon to San Clemente a few weekends ago. We drove up slowly on Saturday, hung out, spent the night at the Beachcomber Motel, hung out, and drove home slowly on Sunday, stopping in Carlsbad, Encinitas, and Cardiff by the Sea. We ended with a little dinner in our neighborhood at The Fishery. Shannon blogged about it, too!

We live in a magical place.

Of course I encounter this while taking a break from Michael Lewis’s California and Bust piece in Vanity Fair.

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