From Maine to California, these beachside spots offer walkable charm, scenic beauty, and lifestyle perks for retirees.

Dawson thinks the Fog Research project could be used to answer questions about the impact of fog on the area’s biodiversity. “Once we document what these patterns are, let’s figure out what

Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific, called the proposal “dead on arrival.”

Bone-colored bluffs and jagged cliffs line the Monterey shoreline where chalky sand meets redwoods. Its rugged coastline, including beloved destinations such as Big Sur, is well-known California iconography protected by the California Coastal Act for nearly 50 years.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California leaders and environmental advocates are blasting reported plans by President Donald Trump’s administration to reopen parts of the state’s coastline to offshore oil and gas drilling — something that hasn’t been done in decades.

A recent Houston Chronicle story reveals Trump administration plans to open large swathes of the California coast to offshore drilling.

An oil trade group said drilling off Southern California was of interest. But the environmental pushback would be considerable.

In Sutter County, just north of Sacramento, a 71-year-old died Friday afternoon when his vehicle was swept off a flooded bridge as he tried to receive a package delivery. By the time emergency crews arrived, his vehicle was fully submerged in Pleasant Grove Creek, CBS News Sacramento reports.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) blasted the Trump administration’s reported plans to open up new drilling off California’s coasts as “dead on arrival.” “As it relates to offshore oil drilling,

Any effort to re-open oil drilling off the California coast would be “dead on arrival,” Gov. Newsom said while attending a climate conference in Brazil.

LATEST Nov. 13 12:20 p.m. A bomb cyclone off the coast of California was bringing heavy rain and winds to the northern part of the state Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Dalton Behringer, a meteorologist at the weather service, said the current storm front dropped about 19 millibars within 24 hours.