Thomas Curwen

LODI, Calif. — Questions about that day come year-round but nothing like November and December. The answers have grown into stories, now briefer than before but still mostly complete.

LODI, Calif. — Questions about that day come year-round but nothing like November and December. The answers have grown into stories, now briefer than before but still mostly complete.

Bob Fernandez had hoped to attend the 83rd Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on Saturday. When Bob Fernandez joined the Navy in August 1941, his innocence was forgivable.

When Bob Fernandez joined the Navy in August 1941, his innocence was forgivable. Only 17, he had grown up in San Jose, California, and quit school after eighth grade.

When Bob Fernandez joined the Navy in August 1941, his innocence was forgivable. Only 17, he had grown up in San Jose, California, and quit school after eighth grade.

When City Councilman Mark Murphy was elected mayor of Orange in 2000, the margin of victory was razor thin. With close to 37,000 votes cast, Murphy won by 280.

Los Angeles was one of nine stops on Matt Haney's tour of the state’s downtowns. From Sacramento to San Diego, he’s in search of a prescription for California’s ailing urban cores.

The sidewalks of the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles were bustling. Silver-faced, tuxedoed mannequins tussled with crazy clowns and beaming Hello Kittys.

The sidewalks of the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles were bustling. Silver-faced, tuxedoed mannequins tussled with crazy clowns and beaming Hello Kittys.

The sidewalks of the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles were bustling. Silver-faced, tuxedoed mannequins tussled with crazy clowns and beaming Hello Kittys.