California
California Has Plenty of Water—And Too Much Politics
California's politicians and regulators are making the drought worse.
California Climate Policies Chilling Housing Growth
State Supreme Court ruling will make California housing even pricier
California Pot Initiative Backed by Gavin Newsom and Sean Parker Gains Support
The Adult Use of Marijuana Act allows on-site consumption, restricts advertising, and bans big growers for five years.
San Bernardino Shooting Investigated as "Act of Terrorism"
A perfect storm for the policy agendas of gun grabbers and Muslim bashers, of right-wing and left-wing statists.
The Dead in San Bernardino: Heartbreaking Portraits of Everyday People
Expect their murders to spur rash of useless laws to restrict everything from guns to immigration to refugee status.
Did California Prop. 47 Cause State Crime Boost?
Crime reformers say no, but law enforcement ready to pin blame
Consumers Have a Right to Sue Over Fake Organic Food, Cali Court Rules
State and federal prosecutors aren't the only ones with the authority to question organic food labeling ruled the state Supreme Court.
Video Captures At Least Nine Cops Surround, Shoot at California Knife-Wielding Man At Least Fifteen Times
Police say five of the officers fired their guns.
Violent Crime and Murder Are Half What They Used to Be; Is That Changing?
Is San Bernardino the new normal or a non-representative event?
NY Daily News' Controversial Gun Cover Offends, But It's Half-Right
God didn't reduce gun-violence rates to their lowest levels in 20 years. People and smart policies that liberalized gun laws did that.
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Breaking: 14 Dead in San Bernardino Shooting (UPDATED)
Two suspects dead after shootout with police.
California Gun Laws: An Overview
California is a state with a complicated set of gun laws, including universal background checks and "assault weapon" bans.
Eat Food and Die
What happens when warnings about processed meat's cancer risk collides with California's absurd Prop 65 (over)warning law?
Paternalistic Condoms-in-Porn Rules Will See California Statewide Vote
Initiative essentially creates a bounty for citizens (and lawyers) to sue producers.
The Environmental Case for School Choice
Allowing parents to stay in cities can help families and alleviate traffic congestion.
More Trouble for Jerry Brown's Rail Boondoggle
Concealed report: Overruns, delays plague high-speed rail
California Lt. Gov. Takes Detour on Pot, Embraces More Gun Control
Triggers coming gun fight.
California's Bullet Train: Underbudgeted, Underscheduled, and Underfunded, but Other Than That, Everything's Just Fine!
The bullet train mess is unspooling pretty much exactly how critics predicted.
Meat Eaters Beware: Carnivory Declared Cancerous
Bacon, ham, and sausage are especially hazardous (and tasty).
California Assemblyman: 'We Have to Distinguish Between' Prostitution and Sex Trafficking to Help Victims
Cali legislators heard diverse views on sex work and sex trafficking Tuesday.
Judge Agrees DOJ Harassment of Medical Marijuana Suppliers Is Illegal
Thanks to a spending rider, California's oldest dispensary can reopen.
Good News in California on Electronic Privacy Front
Despite past vetoes, Jerry Brown OKs law that requires a warrant
In California, Mandatory Minimums for College Sex Crimes Almost Became a Thing
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes another terrible campus due process bill.
Religious Freedom Battle Brewing Over California's New Crisis Pregnancy Center Regulations
New law requires religiously rooted clinics for pregnant women to offer info about state abortion services and admit if they are not medically licensed.
California Equal Pay Law Mainly Boosts Pay of Lawyers
Governor signs bill that makes it easier to file discrimination grievance.
Want Citizens' Private Electronic Data in California? Get a Warrant, Officer.
Governor signs bill requiring court orders for accessing things like texts and tracking location data.
Friday A/V Club: What the Gun Debate Looked Like in 1967
Black Panthers, hunters, and "nuts with guns"
California Pension Reformers Split Initiative into Two
One focuses on limiting taxpayer liability; the other gives voters more say.
Proposed California Marijuana Initiative Allows Cannabis Cafés
The measure includes a generous home cultivation limit, and it does not define drugged driving based on THC levels.
Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Right-to-Die Bill into Law
Allows mentally competent adults with terminal illnesses to legally get life-ending drugs.
Pension Reform Initiative in California Getting a Rewrite
Proponents trying to get past problems with how A.G. Harris officially summarizes proposal.
'Affordable Housing' Policies Have Made Housing Less Affordable
Progressive politicians from L.A. to New York face a crisis partly of their own making
Stockton's Pension Struggles Offer Lessons for California
But it might take another major economic downturn to get state officials to check out the problems.
California Legislators Lag Behind Voters on Pot
'Historic' marijuana bill spotlights the importance of initiatives.
Redevelopment Authorities (and Their Eminent Domain Abuses) Resurrected in California
Better hope your city doesn't think your property would look better as a Bed, Bath & Beyond
Ailing China Set to Blow More Money on High-Speed Train to Vegas
Did they run out of overpriced, unnecessary projects in their own country?
Forget Justice: Cops Just Want Money
Police lobbyists swarm the California Capitol to derail popular asset-forfeiture reform bill.
Forfeiture Reformers in California Lick Wounds, Plan Next Steps
Bill fails, but the battle's not over.
California Legislators Plan to Approve Medical Marijuana Regulation by Midnight
Spurred by a general legalization initiative, the bills would explicitly allow commercial cultivation and distribution for the first time.
California Unions Launch Pre-Emptive Strike Against Possible End to Mandatory Dues
'Orientation' proposal sought to preempt possible Supreme Court decision next summer
California Forfeiture Reform Bill Stalls in Assembly
Law and order lobbyists defeat due process.
