We focused on the “Highway 1 Discovery Route,” an especially picturesque 57-mile stretch in San Luis Obispo County, about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

I often lament having left Los Angeles, my hometown, to live in San Francisco, especially now that I have a son. After Kai was born, we found ourselves making the trek up and down Interstate 5 at ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities urged motorists to avoid California’s Highway 1 along the central coast after a section of the scenic route collapsed during an Easter weekend storm, forcing ...