Japanese people started moving to J-Town after the city’s 1906 earthquake and the area still reflects its roots with festivals, food stops and arty stores but its small businesses face a battle against a real-estate boom
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Big Sur, California’s most scenic coast, reopens – to hikers only
The picturesque highway from San Francisco to LA was battered by floods last winter, but an emergency walking route for residents is now a tempting trail for hikers too
San Francisco, 50 years on from the Summer of Love
The scent of marijuana still lingers in the air, but what about rebellion? Half a century on from the year the world was told to turn on, tune in and drop out, we revisit the birthplace of 60s counterculture
Arty living in San Francisco’s rising Outer Sunset district
This seaside haven for free-spirited artists, poets and surfers is on the up – and, despite the big city’s tech boom, it’s the area’s original community who are making the most of its upsurge in popularity
books about San Francisco
Younger and smaller than most great American cities, San Francisco has a rich cultural heritage. Anisse Gross picks out the literary landmarks of this west coastal city, from its first newspaper chroniclers to the Beats and beyond
Oakland: the city stepping out of San Francisco’s shadow
There’s a cultural hubbub around San Francisco’s lesser-known Californian sibling, with great restaurants and shops popping up all over the city – and earning Oakland the tag of the ‘New Brooklyn’
Julian Worker Travel - A few ideas for your next trip in every direction 