Polls
I don't have time to do all the poll formatting, etc, so I'll link to some of the latest polls: The Public Policy Institute of California has its latest polls on Arnold's ballot initiatives. Polling on...
View ArticleArnold's shadow: Warren Beatty blocked from fake campaign event
Just came from the big rally in downtown Los Angeles this afternoon/eve and it was inspiring to see the likes of Annette Benning and Warren Beatty supporting the grassroots organizers and the great...
View ArticleCA Marriage Equality: Prop 8 IS a violation of religious freedom
You know that claim from the fundamentalist crowd that if same-sex couples are allowed to marry, if Proposition 8 doesn't pass, it will violate their religious freedoms? Well, if Proposition 8 passes...
View ArticleBetter Know the Ballot: S.F. Measure R (Bush Sewage Plant)
Welcome to another edition of Better Know the Ballot. Yesterday, we took a very serious look at California's Proposition 8. I thought it'd be good to lighten the mood by looking at a local San...
View ArticleUPDATED WITH ACLU SUIT! Prop 8: The legal challenges are beginning
The San Francisco City Attorney is filing a legal challenge to Prop 8, the Constitutional amendment that appears to have passed (all votes have not been counted, but it's unlikely the outcome will...
View ArticleProp. 8- Sewing the Scarlet "b"
(Originally posted on my adoption related blog, under the title "Sewing the scarlet "b"- California’s newest bastards, and other abysmal anti-Queer anti-child bastardization" Please also note that I...
View ArticleCommunities of Color Must See the Colors of the Rainbow
Right before the Prop 8 vote, I had a big fight with one of my friends. He's Indo-American (as am I), he's gay, but he's closeted. His entire family was voting YES on 8. I asked him not to come out...
View ArticleREPEAL PROP 8: A movement is beginning. (ACTION)
Like so many others here, I was severely disappointed by the passage in California of Proposition 8. And while many postmortems will indeed be written about why Prop 8 passed and what we in the...
View ArticleNY Times: Mormon Church to be investigated re: Prop 8
New York Times is reporting: SAN FRANCISCO — California officials will investigate accusations that the Mormon Church neglected to report a battery of nonmonetary contributions — including phone banks,...
View ArticleCalifornia Voters Set the Democrats Free: Will They Act?
Hooray! The outrageous propositions 1 A-E have been crushed by voters who just can’t take any more. California voters have rejected the nonfunctional minority-rule government that has bankrupted the...
View ArticleCA-PROPS: Progressive Voting Guide
The Courage Campaign and CREDO have published a voting guide with respect to the various Propositions on the June ballot that summarizes the positions of nine progressive and center-left organizations:...
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Hey Nineteen!
Marijuana legalization measure gets big lift John Wildermuth, Chronicle Staff Writer Saturday, September 25, 2010 In a dramatic shift of sentiment, nearly half of California's likely voters now want...
View ArticleArnold Reduces Pot to Infraction with $100 Ticket
Toke of the Town is reporting that Gov.Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed SB1449, a bill that reduces Ca. penalties for possession of a oz of Cannabis or less from a misdemeanor to a infraction. No...
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Prop 19: Breaking! Soros gives $1M to legalize it
Hey, 19! Billionaire businessman and philanthropist George Soros has contributed $1 million to the California ballot measure that would legalize marijuana for recreational use. The hedge fund manager...
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Defeat Texas!
This weekend, we will see a full-page ad in the California newspapers (just in case anyone still reads newspapers). I heard about the ad via the internets' version of newpaper, or the newpaper...
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