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“Personhood”: Banning Abortion, Contraception…And More?
For those of us who hoped that the attempts to pass “personhood amendments” would disappear after the first attempt at passing such a law on a ballot initiative was thoroughly trumped at the polls in Colorado, well, I hate to tell you, but the anti-choice extremists aren’t going away.
Editorial: Patience could pay: Wait till 2012 for gay marriage vote
Investing in a three-year drive to win back marriage equality in 2012 is our best choice.
Environmentalists ramping up statewide ballot effort to save state parks
With the Schwarzenegger administration preparing to close up to 100 state parks, California's top environmental groups are quietly putting together a ballot campaign they hope will turn the bad news into a renaissance for the state's long-struggling park system.
Park closures: The lemons for lemonade
When the Governator threatened to close 80 percent of all state parks as a way to close the collapsing state budget, he may have been surprised at the public outcry.
Proposed auto-insurance ballot measure revised
Proponents of a proposed auto-insurance ballot measure have announced they’ve submitted to the Attorney General a new version which, according to them, addresses many of the critics’ concerns.
More money for auto insurance ballot measure
Los Angeles-based insurer Mercury General Corp. put another $500,000 into Californians for Fair Auto Insurance Rates, which supports the Continuous Coverage Auto Insurance Discount Act.
Prop 8 challenge will set precedent for future civil rights cases
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California is about to become the battleground for a momentous challenge to California’s Proposition 8, the state’s constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
Editorial: Anti-Prop. 8 activists need cohesive plan
A consortium of groups, spearheaded by the Courage Campaign, is moving forward with an initiative to repeal Proposition 8 in November 2010.
Same sex marriage could still be on ballot in 2010
You've heard that Equality California and other same-sex marriage groups suggest waiting until 2012 to ask California voters to approve same sex marriage. But don't sleep on seeing a ballot measure in 2010 just yet.
Budget reform group California Forward prepares for 2010 ballot measure
A panel known as California Forward recently issued its recommendations for budget reform, with a plea to lower the two-thirds voting threshold for passing a budget while advocating more accountability over state spending.
