Friday, October 31, 2008

California News Roundup- October 31, 2008

Prop. 8 still trails, but margin narrows -- The struggle over Proposition 8, which would ban same-sex marriage in California, has tightened dramatically in the past month, with opponents holding a slim 49 to 44 percent edge among likely voters, according to a new Field Poll.


In the fight over Prop. 8, confusion reigns
-- Some voters are uncertain whether yes means no or no means yes on the proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage.


Schwarzenegger stands with bipartisan coalition opposing Proposition 5
-- The group includes former governors Gray Davis, Pete Wilson, George Deukmejian and Jerry Brown. Supporters of the drug initiative portray their foes as shills for the prison guards union.


There are many culprits in $10 billion budget mess -- A catastrophic convergence of events, ranging from a badly wounded national economy to the state's overreliance on revenues from its richest residents, has left California's budget drowning in a sea of red ink.



Bond measures facing hard sell in time of economic crisis
-- A high-speed bullet train connecting Northern and Southern California - $9.95billion. Rebates to companies and consumers to buy hybrid vehicles - $5billion. Help for children's hospitals - $1billion.

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