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Review: The Beach Boys still going strong 60 years after monumental 1964
![Mike Love and the Beach Boys delighted fans during their concert at Music in the Park in San Jose. Mike Love and the Beach Boys delighted fans during their concert at Music in the Park in San Jose.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-BEACHBOYS-0730-12.jpg?w=543)
Mike Love and the Beach Boys delighted fans during their concert at Music in the Park in San Jose.
Restaurants, Food and Drink
![Our challenge took us Carl's Jr., Del Taco, In-N-Out Burger, Jack in the Box, and McDonald's for a burger, side, dessert and drink. Our challenge took us Carl's Jr., Del Taco, In-N-Out Burger, Jack in the Box, and McDonald's for a burger, side, dessert and drink.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/OCR-L-TENBUCKS-0802-2-01-1.jpg?w=445)
We tried to get fast food meals in California for $10; here’s what happened
Our challenge took us Carl's Jr., Del Taco, In-N-Out Burger, Jack in the Box, and McDonald's for a burger, side, dessert and drink.
Travel
![From lazy rivers to fish-filled lagoons, splash zones and waterfalls, here's where to get your splash on at the best Hawaiian resorts and natural pools. From lazy rivers to fish-filled lagoons, splash zones and waterfalls, here's where to get your splash on at the best Hawaiian resorts and natural pools.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-HAWAIIPOOL-0804-04.jpg?w=467)
Plunge into paradise: Hawaii’s best pools for lolling, relaxing and splashing
From lazy rivers to fish-filled lagoons, splash zones and waterfalls, here's where to get your splash on at the best Hawaiian resorts and natural pools.
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The riskiest destinations for travelers — and the safest
Pets and Animals
![Mother and four puppies were left in a truck in a clearing amid a frantic evacuation, and survived passage of the fire. Mother and four puppies were left in a truck in a clearing amid a frantic evacuation, and survived passage of the fire.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-FIREPUPS-0730-7.jpg?w=620)
Puppies saved from Park Fire were ‘all over the place’ in rescue chopper
Mother and four puppies were left in a truck in a clearing amid a frantic evacuation, and survived passage of the fire.
Advice
![R. Eric Thomas R. Eric Thomas](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/hd1-Eric_Thomas-v4.jpg?w=569)
Asking Eric: Am I the jerk for being biased against fat people?
I disagree with how the culture has normalized being overweight.
Home and Garden
![The fact that overhead irrigation can save plants from burning in extreme heat is one reason to keep your conventional spray sprinkler system; its steady application of rain-like droplets from above will cool off foliage on a hot day. The fact that overhead irrigation can save plants from burning in extreme heat is one reason to keep your conventional spray sprinkler system; its steady application of rain-like droplets from above will cool off foliage on a hot day.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-475321957.jpg?w=525)
Watering your garden during the heat of the day is bad for your plants. Or is it?
The fact that overhead irrigation can save plants from burning in extreme heat is one...
Restaurants
![Got your weekend plans? We have some nifty ideas, from amazing milkshakes to Gold Country fun to a superhero movie that doesn't, well. suck. Got your weekend plans? We have some nifty ideas, from amazing milkshakes to Gold Country fun to a superhero movie that doesn't, well. suck.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-WEEKENDER-0725-01.jpg?w=467)
7 awesome Bay Area things to do this weekend
Got your weekend plans? We have some nifty ideas, from amazing milkshakes to Gold Country...
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Cantina Jack’s debuts in Pleasant Hill
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Health
![Studies show, on average, women require about 11 minutes more sleep per night than men do. Studies show, on average, women require about 11 minutes more sleep per night than men do.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LIFE-HEALTH-WOMEN-SLEEP-DMT.jpg?w=525)
Women need more sleep than men do, studies say
Studies show, on average, women require about 11 minutes more sleep per night than men...
Entertainment
![A new biography of the Princess of Wales describes the time she looked alluring to William while dressed in a costume for a 'Freakin Naughty' fancy-dress party. A new biography of the Princess of Wales describes the time she looked alluring to William while dressed in a costume for a 'Freakin Naughty' fancy-dress party.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WORLD-NEWS-ROYALS-WILLIAM-CATHERINE-GET.jpg?w=476)
Kate Middleton in a nurse costume enticed Prince William back after breakup
A new biography of the Princess of Wales describes the time she looked alluring to...