Think tank debunks idea that Prop. 11 would hurt minority communities -- The only argument of substance being raised against Proposition 11 is that taking legislative redistricting away from self-serving legislators would hurt minority communities. But now a nonpartisan think tank debunks that notion.
Energy consultant says he’s being “Swift-boated” by Prop. 10 campaign -- The battle over a clear-air initiative has degenerated into a sideshow pitting political consultants against each other in a heated war of words, in one of this year’s most expensive initiative campaigns. A leading spokesman for the campaign against Proposition 10 says he is being “Swift-boated” by the Yes on 10 group Californians for Energy Independence, while Yes on 10 supporters claim the spokesman is a disgruntled consultant who was rebuffed by the Yes campaign.
Governor wants a higher sales tax -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will push for a sales tax increase when he calls legislators back to Sacramento next month, California education leaders said Tuesday - and for cuts of more than $2 billion in school spending.
Latinos, blacks could sway measures on gays, abortion -- Call it an election-year twist of fate: Even as Barack Obama's historic candidacy is expected to draw a record number of Latinos and African-Americans to the polls, those same voters could help pass the statewide measures that oppose gay marriage and abortions for minors.
Gay married couples face legal limbo if Prop. 8 passes -- Experts see a period of 'legal chaos' on the issue. A challenge to existing marriages would raise novel questions, so no one is certain how courts would rule.
'As goes California, so goes the nation' -- "As goes California," San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said in a jubilant speech after the California Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, "so goes the rest of the nation." In the intense, $60 million-plus battle over Proposition 8, both supporters and opponents are using those exact words to argue that the same-sex marriage ballot measure is a cultural watershed that will resonate far beyond California for years to come.
Sacramentan jailed in nationwide anthrax letter hoax -- A Sacramento-area gadfly with a history of mailing questionable letters was arrested late Wednesday for allegedly sending out more than 100 hoax anthrax letters nationwide. The letters, which went to media outlets, a congressional office and businesses, probably contained nothing more harmful than sugar, authorities said.
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