About Our California Times

California stretches from Pacific beaches to Sierra passes, from farm country to desert valleys. We began Our California Times because those landscapes hold different ways of living that belong in the same conversation. Coastal fog, mountain snow and inland heat shape what people grow, how they travel and where they gather. We wanted a place to follow those connections without losing sight of what makes each part of the state recognizable to the people who live there.

We look toward the Antelope Valley, Coachella Valley and Imperial Valley, as well as the Inland Empire, the Owens Valley and other California communities. We write about the work, pastimes and decisions that take their shape from these places, whether the setting is a vineyard, a desert road or a mountain town. Our California Times is part of Times Media Service.