Residents and visitors to Fortuna are now greeted by a new welcome sign at the far north end of Main Street, near the Highway 101 off- and on-ramps.

The signs read “Welcome to California” and “Agricultural Inspection, All Vehicles Prepare to Stop.” Along California’s borders with Oregon, Nevada and Arizona, border protection stations run by the ...

Four years after the idea was first floated, an illuminated “welcome” sign for San Pedro’s downtown/harbor district could ...