Northern California Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities, & Other Offbeat Stuff »

Saul Rubin, a veteran California journalist, has covered everything from major disasters to the state's quirky culture. He has hobnobbed with celebrities while an entertainment writer for the Los Angeles Times, and chased down sports figures while writing and developing stories for a national sports magazine show on Fox Sports Net. As a staff feature writer for Copley Los Angeles Newspapers based in Santa Monica, California, he penned a weekly humor column. His books include Southern California Curiosities (Globe Pequot Press, 2004) and Offbeat Museums. He lives with his wife and daughter in the Los Angeles area, where he is a full-time journalism instructor at Santa Monica College.

A guide to Northern California's offbeat and wacky people, places, and events.