Linda Dubois

In a recent New York Times column, wine writer Eric Asimov says he has — in his extensive travels — been keeping his eyes on what young adults are drinking. Even as the wine industry suffers from decreased demand, the 20s and 30s crowd are, he observes, leaning in to natural wines.

One thing about being a climate-crisis columnist is that there’s a seemingly endless number of events or developments to write about.

What truly sets California apart from other states is its sheer immensity.

At every level of government, there are times when it seems the left hand has no clue what the right hand is doing. Nov. 8 might become one of those

One of California’s many socioeconomic divisions is homeownership.

No one who has looked at multiple listings of homes for sale anywhere in this country can doubt there’s a price crisis. That’s especially true in California, where the median price of homes sold in the last year topped $900,000.

When pumpkins, goblins, ghosts, ghouls, gravestones, gigantic spiders and skeletons make their annual appearance in neighborhood yards, I start musing about holiday wines.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has played Santa Claus for the last week, promising bigger state subsidies to Hollywood’s film and video industry and giving cities and counties a new tranche of

I receive a text from a graduate-school friend I’ll call Julie who lives in Southern California. She wants to ask a travel question.

I’m writing this on Nov. 1, four days before what will easily be the most consequential election in my lifetime. Many people have gauged this to be a referendum on democracy; will we continue to have one or not.