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Temecula Valley's Balloon-iest Bash to Rise
Look up: The Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival brings libations and lighter-than-air adventures to Lake Skinner.
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Dip Into Fallbrook's Famous Avocado Fest
The free-to-enter celebration will boast creamy bites, live tunes, activities for kids, and more.
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Artichoke Festival Lines Up Chefs With Heart
Thistle be good: Pros who know this unusual treat will take to the demo stage during the Monterey event.
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Cheese Is the Theme at This Flavorful Festival
The California Artisan Cheese Festival, our state’s “premier cheese festival,” returns to Santa Rosa in May.
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Chowder Fun Simmers in Ventura and Santa Cruz
A brine time is just ahead for both ocean-y burgs, with a heaping helping of crackers on top.
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The Artichoke Fest Will Party Heart-y in Late Spring 2022
That delicious thistle, the one with the tender heart, is at the center of this annual Central Coast celebration.
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The Purple Urchin Fest Will Debut on the Mendocino Coast
In an effort to aid kelp forests, and help the under-the-waves ecosystem, purple urchins will pop up on plates aplenty.
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Gilroy Garlic Festival Turns Drive-Thru
The Gilroy Garlic Festival is back, but instead of the traditional event, which draws tens of thousands, people can get all the great food in a drive-thru line.
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Mushroom Mavens, the Big Sur Foragers Fest Will Simmer On
Savory supping and loamy adventures rule as the wintertime gathering returns as an in-person event.
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Gilroy Garlic Fest's Famous Gourmet Alley Will Be a Drive-Thru
Nosh on all sorts of piquant favorites, from the comfort of your car, at the scaled-back but super-flavorful 2021 to-do.
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A Fest With Heart: Artichoke Festival Tickets Are on Sale
The dippable to-do will be back at the Monterey County Fairgrounds later in July 2021.
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Vaccinations, Police Shootings, Guns: Lawmakers Are Considering These California Bills
California state lawmakers have just two weeks remaining in their session to sort through hundreds of bills, some addressing volatile topics such as vaccinating children and shootings by police. The session that began in January will end Sept. 13 after lawmakers pile bills on the desk of freshman Gov. Gavin Newsom. He’ll have until mid-October to approve or veto the...
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Wine, Food Festival to be Held at Sonoma State University
A Sonoma County wine and food festival gets underway Saturday afternoon in Santa Rosa. The Taste of Sonoma starts at noon at the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University. The university is located at 1801 E. Cotati Ave. in Rohnert Park.
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Youngest Victim of Garlic Festival Mass Shooting Laid to Rest in San Jose
The youngest victim of a mass shooting at a California food festival who loved comic books and listening to romantic ballads by his favorite artist was laid to rest Monday.
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Funeral Instead of 14th Birthday for Teen Killed at Gilroy Garlic Festival
Keyla Salazar’s family had planned to celebrate her birthday with a trip to a lake, but two days after she would have turned 14, they instead said their final goodbyes to the middle-schooler killed in the mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival.
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'Target List' Prompts Domestic Terrorism Case in Gilroy
The discovery of a “target list” containing religious institutions, courthouses and other sites compiled by the gunman in the mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival has prompted the FBI to open a domestic terrorism case.
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Gilroy Killer Showed No Signs of Violence While Working at Local Restaurant, Says Former Boss
The 19-year-old gunman responsible for killing three people and injuring at least 12 others at the Giilroy Garlic Festival on Sunday was an “outstanding” employee, according to his former boss.
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Father Recounts Charging Gunman at Gilroy Garlic Festival
Staring down gunfire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, one father said he rushed the gunman, making it so far as to hear the gunman tell him, “No.”
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Chef Stopped at LAX With 40 Frozen Piranhas
A famous South American chef says he was stopped as he brought 40 piranhas in a duffel bag through Los Angeles International Airport.
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Food Highlights from Outside Lands 2017
Outside Lands offered creative bites from 81 restaurants and food vendors for the festival’s 10-year anniversary.