For decades the hippie enclave Arcata has flown three flags at a Veterans Memorial in a plaza at the center of town: one for California, one for the United States, and one for earth. But over the ...

Gavin Newsom. Other government agencies and private groups that display the flag across California may also have their flags at half-staff. “Jennifer and I are deeply saddened by the tragic loss ...

You might notice flags around California flying at half-staff or half-mast, as incorrectly called when not on ships. Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the gesture in memory of a California Department of ...