Thanks for the invite, Mr. Twisted.
I have seen some CZF members post who are from CA. We have a good number of people who are new to handguns and probably haven't been to any type of shooting competition. If any newbies (or oldies for that matter) are around Mr. Twisted's match, I encourage you to go. Competition is a great place to shoot safely, have fun, learn a thing or two.
I'm primarily a paper shooter with the occassional popper thrown in. I've heard shooting steel is a great way to become a better marksman.