Although "reform" is in the eye of the beholder, two ballot measures approved this year by Californians will change the state's political landscape -- creating an open primary and an independent body to draw new legislative district lines, the process known as redistricting.

To the shock of commentators across the political and religious spectrum, conservative Christian televangelist, Pat Robertson actually told his television viewers earlier this week that "criminalizing marijuana... not a good thing."

The California Public Utilities Commission recently approved a unique way to spur development in renewable energy. Under the Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM), the big three public utilities in California are required to hold auctions twice a year for renewable energy projects.