Legal Age to Smoke in California Raised to 21
California will become the second state in the nation after Hawaii to raise its smoking age to 21. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill into law Wednesday night. Brown also signed a bill that would regulate e-cigarettes. Both are part of a sweeping package of tobacco regulations.
Loretta Sanchez Touts D.C. Credentials in a Year of the Outsider
It's easy to forget that in California we have a U.S. Senate race going on. Sen. Barbara Boxer is retiring, and only one candidate to replace her has any experience in Congress: Loretta Sanchez. Of course, in the year of the outsider, it's no surprise that Sanchez has denied being an insider. As part of our California Counts election coverage, we find out how the Orange County Democrat is regarded on Capitol Hill.