In an announcement that only seemed to be timed to coincide with this weekend’s 25th anniversary of the Long Beach Pride Festival, the California Supreme Court today ruled that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting current state marriage laws as discriminatory.
The 4-3 decision isn’t likely to end the controversy over so-called gay marriage, [...]

This one’s been in the works for a while, but as the Press-Telegram’s Joe Segura reported recently, the State Lands Commission has reversed its position on a land swap deal with the city which led to the creation of The Pike at Rainbow Harbor.
Now, I know what you’re thinking: How will this affect my ability [...]

Sick people can go to hell, but they should stop by the welfare office first
In 1996 Californians voted to enact the Compassionate Use Act, permitting the cultivation and use of marijuana for medical reasons. Not wanting to look too flaky, seven years later the state followed up with SB 420, which implemented an ID [...]