California Gun Laws: An Overview
California is a state with a complicated set of gun laws, including universal background checks and "assault weapon" bans.
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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.
Feds on Asset Forfeiture Reform: It's Too Much Trouble to Track Convictions Before Taking People's Stuff
California's participation in federal program threatened just by calling for better due process.
Go Bar Hopping…for the Sake of California's Disabled
Golden State lawmaker proposes nickel tax on mixed drinks to fund disability programs.
Electronic Music Task Force Setting Up in Reactionary Los Angeles County
No one should die at a music event, government officials say while mulling options that would make that more likely.
Hope for California Body Camera Bill Fades Amid Special Interest Power
Forget about any civil liberties rebound, you're just California dreamin'.
California Created Single-Party General Elections And Now They're More Competitive Than Ever.
Talking "Top Two" primaries with IndependentVoice.org's Jason Olson
Take a Look at Where Californians Are Fleeing To
Everything's bigger in Texas, including the number of Golden State residents who move there.
California Green Job Initiative's Broken Promises
Disappointment doesn't stop backers from offering new promises
Witness Video Appears to Contradict Official Version of Fatal Police Shooting of Unarmed California Man
Cops say John Berry tried to hit them with his car before they shot and killed him but family and witnesses disagree.
California Ready for End to Pot Prohibition
State officials are charting the regulatory and tax framework for a coming marijuana boom
Judge Rejects Cops' Argument That Their Behavior During a Medical Marijuana Raid Is a Private Matter
Santa Ana officers tried to suppress a video that seems to show them sampling a dispensary's wares.
