Nevada City and Grass Valley, siblings in Gold Country near Sacramento, have been drawing more visitors than ever.

Nestled in California's Sierra Nevada mountains is a former mining town with an unusual name and past that will pique any ...

Winding along the California-Nevada border, U.S. 395 is noted for its breathtaking beauty and outdoor recreation.

Yearning to explore a town that’s not only scenic but welcoming? This California mountain gem in the Sierra Nevada might be the perfect option.

With sun shining all year, many interested and loved sights, and great health care, California keeps drawing retired ...

MÉRIDA, Venezuela- José Betancourt, 75, climbed to the glacier of Pico Bolívar, Venezuela’s highest peak, 158 times before it ...

About 101,500 new housing units were permitted statewide last year, a 9% drop from the previous year and the state’s lowest ...

Julie Brown Davis is the California Mountain Towns editor at SFGATE. She has been writing about Lake Tahoe and mountain towns in the Sierra Nevada for more than 15 years.

U.S. 395 in Nevada has some pretty spectacular scenery, too Though HGTV only mentioned the California portion of U.S. 395, Nevada's portion of the route is also home to spectacular views.

California, gripped by a housing shortage that is forcing families from the state, wants to build 2.5 million homes. But it’s running out of safe places to put them.