advice on terminating a rental lease early in CA?

[lobolance]

Unhappily, our living situation has gotten very unsafe feeling, so J and I are considering breaking our lease. I usually live places for years, and have no experience at this. First thing to do is read the lease, then talk to the company when the time comes.

Has anyone done this, and/or have advice on the topic?

Thank you, Intarwebs!