Cycling in Los Angeles: Rules of the Road

Cycling in Los Angeles: Rules of the Road

Not only does using a bicycle mean decrease the carbon footprint you leave during your daily commute, most people find that riding a bike is often an easier and faster way to commute in Los Angeles. As a cyclist, there are a few rules you should be aware of before you jump on your bike […]

California’s Fascination with Police Chases

California’s Fascination with Police Chases

There’s something about watching a little car trying to out run the cops. Watching every turn they make, hoping that no one gets hurt but also hoping that it stays exciting. Whenever there’s a police chase, it’s not surprising to have the rest of the news information become boring in comparison. All you want to […]

Graffiti is considered vandalism

Graffiti is considered vandalism

Driving through any city in California, you will more than likely see street art or graffiti. If you feel like you’ve never seen any graffiti or street art, strolled along Venice Beach and you’ll seen plenty. What you might not know is that there is a difference between the terms: street art and graffiti. Graffiti […]

Being a Single Dad

Being a Single Dad

We live in a world where we preach independence. We want independence from everyone and if someone says we can’t do something, we prove them wrong. When people say you can’t raise a child without being married, you prove them wrong. There is nothing wrong with being a single mother and to all those single […]

Do you have a Picture Perfect Passport?

Do you have a Picture Perfect Passport?

Remember in grade school how every year you would have to take a school picture for the yearbook? You’d have to dress nicely and you’d try to practice your smile because you didn’t want to look like a dork. The stress of taking a school picture would hopefully be worth it once you finally got […]

California’s Attitude Towards Leashes and Dogs

California’s Attitude Towards Leashes and Dogs

The issue of leashes is a sensitive subject for many dog owners. Some feel that if their dog is well trained, they shouldn’t be required to keep their dog on a leash. Other’s feel that whenever a dog isn’t on the owner’s private property, the animal should be leashed. The State of California doesn’t have […]

California’s Archaic Vagrancy Laws

California’s Archaic Vagrancy Laws

The most famous vagrancy laws ever created are commonly referred to as the Anti-Okie laws. These particular laws were created in an effort to prevent people who weren’t white, fairly well off, and in good physical condition from entering the state. It wasn’t until 1941 that the U.S. Supreme Court got involved and ruled declared […]

Your Child’s Habit of Skipping School Could Result in You Spending Time in Jail

Your Child’s Habit of Skipping School Could Result in You Spending Time in Jail

You can tell your kids to go to school, you can even drive them there and watch them enter the building, but at some point, you lose control of their actions. If they decide to sneak out the back door and skip school for the day, there’s not much you can do about it. Right? […]

Weird and Wacky Laws in Hermosa Beach

Weird and Wacky Laws in Hermosa Beach

Just about any city you visit will have at least one strange law that makes you wonder what the city officials were thinking when they passed it. California’s Hermosa Beach has several such laws. Don’t You Dare Dump Salt on the Street If you walk down the street sprinkling salt in your wake, don’t be […]

Using GPS in California Could Result in Legal Trouble

Using GPS in California Could Result in Legal Trouble

Very few of us even carry a map in the car with us. Why would we when GPS is so much more accurate and gives us directions while we actually drive. As wonderful as GPS devices are, if you’re driving in California and using one, you need to be careful. Like most states, California has […]