Statewide Region Blog Articles

Recent discussions in social media revealed a lack of maps of safe local bike routes. So we connected with local bike experts to start a crowdsourced project to create some.

I hoped the events of Jan. 6, 2021, would put an end to the Big Lie—that the election of 2020 was bogus. But on Jan. 6, 2022, the Big Lie got even bigger.

We take a look under the hood of California Local’s Traffic and Transportation portal, which provides comprehensive information on local road and traffic conditions, current CHP incidents and traffic congestion hot spots.

In which we ponder how to make things better in a climate of no.

We wanted to build a better local newspaper; it turned into something much larger.

In which we ponder human self organization.

Thank you for finding California Local. This is what we’re doing, and why we’re doing it.

California Local gives a voice to community volunteers—and the business leaders who make their work possible.