Laying down the laws bi13701408 New California laws taking effect today target issues ranging from the open display of unloaded handguns to the sale of shark fins as well as recognition of societal contributions by gays and lesbians. Here a sampling

New year brings new laws California bi13701408 Of 760 bills signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown 2011, most take effect Jan. 1. Here are some highlights. Californians no longer be able to carry handguns openly public, buy alcohol at self-serve checkout stands or purchase shark fins for soup under hundreds of new laws that take effect Jan. 1

Report names California a 'Judicial Hellhole' bi13701408 California ranks second on the annual "Judicial Hellhole" list by the American Tort Reform Foundation, the same ranking as 2010.The list, started 2002, identifies especially egregious abuses of the civil justice system, "places where judges systematically apply laws and court..

Signature season for Californians bi13701408 It's that time of year again, California. Clipboard-carrying paid solicitors and volunteers are setting up shop outside grocery stores and on busy street corners search of petition signatures for proposed initiatives for the November ballot

Con man: I fleeced family, others of $800,000 bi13701408 A Miami man admits bamboozling investors, including in-laws, an $800,000 scam

Bashing Obama's family values: Letters to the Editor for Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 bi13701408 Every time the president takes time to connect wife and daughters, he draws negative attention from politicians who are running on record of values. It's like the left hand not knowing what the right hand doing. I'm confused. -- Margaret Henrich, Northridge..

Gunman ambushes family, kills father of 3 Southern California bi13701408 ARCADIA -- A gunman ambushed a returning to Southern California home, took rent money and killed a father of three

California Family Who Lost 4 Sues Over Military Jet Crash bi13701408 A that lost four members when a military jet crashed San Diego home 2008 suing the U.S. government for compensation for an accident that the Marine Corps has acknowledged was caused by a mechanical failure ?..

Capitol Alert: House hearing lifts California high-speed rail to national stage bi13701408 It's unlikely many be swayed by a high-profile House hearing Thursday on California's high-speed rail program

DUI deaths reach new low California bi13701408 California's DUI deaths last year reached lowest level 1952, and they went through the largest annual decrease 14 years. Increased police checkpoints credited for downturn drunken driving fatalities

Victim's family: Release of teen's killer `slap face' bi13701408 Karen Francis Severson, one of two San Fernando Valley women convicted of murdering her childhood best friend, has been released from prison

California's Children Punished for Their Parent's and State's Welfare Mistakes bi13701408 COMMENTARY | California's cash-strapped government revealed a disturbing means of drawing revenue: charging children for parents' welfare debts

Judy Farah: Carlos Santana Bashes Ronald Reagan, Gov. Jerry Brown and His Fam bi13701408 It was supposed to be a night of celebration and inspiration to showcase the innovators and celebrities from California who inspired the nation. Those the audience did not expect to hear from Carlos Santana

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