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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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News from the San Francisco Chronicle

Rock threat danger closes part of Yosemite lodging

Nov 21, 2008 10:38 pm

The National Park Service said Friday it will close part of a popular lodging complex at Yosemite National Park because an unstable cliff has created the potential for deadly rockfall. Park officials ...

 

Doyle Drive renovation gets key funding

Nov 21, 2008 10:04 pm

Golden Gate Bridge directors agreed this morning to contribute $75 million toward the reconstruction of dangerous Doyle Drive as part of a regional deal that could get the road replaced by 2014. The b...

 

Campbell man accused of shining lasers at aircraft

Nov 21, 2008 9:04 pm

A 39-year-old Campbell man who allegedly shined a green laser at police helicopters and other aircraft repeatedly over the past three years has been arrested, the Santa Clara sheriff's office said tod...

 

State unemployment takes big jump to 8. 2 %

Nov 21, 2008 7:29 pm

California's unemployment rate jumped to 8.2 percent in October and employers cut 26,400 nonfarm payroll jobs as the global financial crisis punished the state and exacted its heaviest toll on the str...

 

Ex-high school coach pleads no contest to stealing from swim center

Nov 21, 2008 5:23 pm

A former high school water polo coach has pleaded no contest to embezzling $3,000 from a Walnut Creek swimming center, his attorney said today. Todd Halvorson, 40, of San Ramon, an aquatics coordinato...

 

S.F. schools chief wants higher bar for grads

Nov 21, 2008 8:00 am

San Francisco schools Superintendent Carlos Garcia wants to raise the bar for earning a high school diploma - requiring every graduating senior, starting with the class of 2014, to pass all the colleg...

 

WaMu to shut Pleasanton center, cut 1,600 staff

Nov 21, 2008 8:00 am

Washington Mutual Inc., the Seattle bank seized by federal regulators and sold to JPMorgan Chase in September, said Thursday that it will shutter its Pleasanton campus and cut hundreds of San Francisc...

 

S.F.: Sinkhole closes lane on Van Ness

Nov 21, 2008 8:00 am

HERE'S THE DEAL Van Ness road work: For more than a week, the left lane of a key San Francisco artery - southbound Van Ness Avenue - has been closed by orange cones and sawhorses. The street closure, ...

 

UC regents drop fee increases from budget plan

Nov 21, 2008 8:00 am

The University of California Board of Regents decided on Thursday to remove student fee and tuition increases from its budget proposal for the 2009-10 school year. It was a decision that now puts the ...

 

Peter Camejo memorial services Sunday

Nov 21, 2008 8:00 am

A public memorial service will be held Sunday for Peter Camejo, a co-founder of the California Green Party and a three-time candidate for governor who also ran for president and vice president. Mr. Ca...

 
 

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California Hawaiian - ELS   CA

Located just 15 minutes from downtown San Jose, California Hawaiian is just a few miles from the city's ...

 

Westwinds - ELS   CA

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

 

Eastridge Hometown America   CA

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