City on California's Central Coast with a colonial legacy and a modern tourism draw
Coast towns like the Amalfi Coast, Capri and Pismo Beach are grappling with overcrowding as viral travel drives congestion. Cities are exploring limits on cruise arrivals, group tours and street solicitation, while infrastructure projects aim to ease peak-hour pressures.
Kelsey Pfendler has completed a solo row from California to Hawaii, finishing in under 44 days and setting records as the first American woman, youngest woman and fastest to complete the journey unassisted. Supporters greeted her upon arrival in Honolulu after a 2,400+ mile transit, with extensive social-media documentation of the voyage.