In a fascinating poll conducted by Lake Research Partners, the professional polling company found that a full 75% of likely California voters in 2012 believe that possession of a small amount of illegal drugs for personal use should be downgraded from a felony crime to a misdemeanor.

Well, this is certainly a grim honor and not a top ten list that any metro area would ever want to be on. California leads the nation in unemployment rates, with a startling 8 out of 10 cities with the highest unemployment. 

Gov. Brown signed SBX1 2 into law last week. It raises the amount of renewable energy that all state utilities must use to 33% by 2020. Previously, it was 20% and only applied to some utilities. This is by far the most ambitious clean energy plan in the nation.

After sweeping into the world of politics with an impressive showing this last November, the Tea Party movement-- characterized by its commitment to lower taxes, less spending, and less government intervention into the economy-- swept into the world of cinema this April 15th, the IRS deadline for filing income taxes informally known as "tax day."