Santa Barbara's Controversial Straw Ban Kicked Back to Committee
The new ordinance is being amended to include plastic stirrers
The new ordinance is being amended to include plastic stirrers
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
Thanks to California's union-backed secrecy laws, prosecutors and defenders alike don't know about police misconduct.
"Why the hell didn't they respond? I reported this over and over again."
Currently, sheriffs-who have an official, vested interest in officer-involved shootings-make the final cause-of-death determinations.
California's licensing laws make it almost impossible for individuals with criminal records to become professional firefighters.
Environmental Protection Agency
California might end up asking conservative judges to strike down federal rules for vehicle emissions.
Police union's law firm will pay $600K to a former mayor of Costa Mesa who says police used a "playbook" of nasty tactics to target him.
The 9th Circuit says pressuring cities to help the feds enforce immigration law is unconstitutional.
Hysterical NIMBYism reaches new heights in Berkeley.
The Santa Monica Police Department defended their aggressive response after a neighbor called police on the Mission Impossible actor.
Her supervisors have been aware of the problem for a while.
Expensive tax credits for renters are not the solution to America's housing woes.
An FEC report highlights lavish spending on basketball games, wineries, and trips to Las Vegas.
The California city has passed what is likely the most severe straw ban in the country.
Cannabis equity programs are growing in popularity, but do they actually work?
Proposal to break Golden State into 3 yanked from the ballot.
The initiative could be reinstated for the 2020 election, however, if the Court concludes that its inclusion does not violate California law.
Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris proposes a ban to loosen company policies on neckties.
Unfortunately, California's Sunset Review process rarely leads to the sunset of anything.
A new manifesto calls for sex-worker rights.
The mayor of Los Angeles accidentally makes illegal fireworks look cool.
The California Supreme Court rules that Yelp cannot be forced to remove negative reviews of a business.
Meet Burrito Bob, Permit Patty, and other vigilante informants
Just because you cannot comply doesn't mean the law cannot exist.
California's governor signed a bill no one likes in order to keep taxpayers from having a say.
Cop calls that supposedly show the trouble caused by dispensaries mostly had nothing to do with dispensaries.
Former spokesperson James Schwab received a unexpected house call from federal agents after saying ICE forced him to lie about immigration raids in Oakland.
"The majority's view, if taken literally, could radically change prior law," warn the Court's liberal justices.
State Sen. Josh Newman cast a deciding vote in favor of a much-maligned and dramatic increase in gasoline taxes. He was promptly shown the door.
All over the country, Departments of Motor Vehicles seem impervious to change or improvement.
The 2018 "Out of Reach" report ignores the many options available to workers about how they live, work, and spend
A plan to divide California into three states will be on the state's referendum ballot in November. If it passes and is approved by Congress, it could potentially be a significant change for the better.
Voters will get to consider a plan to create three smaller states, but politicians will make the call.
The state quietly ordered a bridge under construction to be rebuilt due to "signs of distress."
Could a Republican win a governors' race in deep blue California? Here's how John Cox plans to try, now that he's earned the shot.
Top-two open primary produces eight non-major-party finalists out of 166 electoral positions.
But once again, California voters will get a choice between two Democrats for the Senate in November.
A well-intentioned public health proposal could creation a public health problem by limiting options for smokers who want to quit.
New Golden State registration rules are OK, judge says.
But he's leaving office without really addressing the state's massive public retirement problem.
A bill would stop the use of private lawyers to try to force residents to pay massive fees for minor crimes.
Now it's clear that gutting the state's old tax agency was bad for taxpayers.
The bill would have prohibited licensing boards from denying a license solely because an applicant had unpaid student loans or a criminal record.
The feds may commandeer local police into administering neither federal gun control nor federal immigration policy.