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.