State and city governments may be married, but they don't always like each other. Issues such as protecting the open space that cradles Conejo Valley, lowering speed limits on Thousand Oaks streets and changing the city's General Plan by adding high-density zoning may seem like local issues, but the state often has authority over what a city government can and cannot do. More...

California drivers face a variety of new road rules in 2008, including a requirement in July for hands-free cellphones and a ban on products that obscure license plates. California Highway Patrol Commissioner Mike Brown said the new laws will make roads safer and strengthen the ability of law enforcement "to crack down on those who try to skirt the law." More...