LA-area lawmaker proposes lower blood limit for drunk driving; will face opposition

Since the last major change to the state’s drunk-driving standard, in 1990, many Californians have developed at least a foggy sense of how much alcohol they can consume without risking a DUI — or worse.
If a new bill is approved, drinkers might have to change their habits.
That’s the hope, anyway, of Assemblywoman Autumn Burke, D-Marina del Rey. This week, she introduced a bill  that would lower the threshold for driving under the influence to .05 percent blood-alcohol con