Matthew Perry's death. Tropical Storm Hilary. A mass shooting at a Lunar New Year festival: These were some of California's biggest news events. But there were some bright spots too.
The state maintains a single file that records every legal handgun transfer since 1996 and every rifle and shotgun transfer since 2014. No other state has anything like it.
In 2023, the familiar story of a starry-eyed striver headed west with a dollar and a dream can have a brutal end as housing costs rise and social services strain under demand.