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Harris and Newsom highlight opposition to Prop. 8
SACRAMENTO -- California’s top prosecutor used her refusal to defend Proposition 8, a voter-passed initiative that bans same-sex marriage in California, as an example of Democratic values as she spoke to party activists on Saturday. “When I...Tags: Elections, Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Kamala D. Harris, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)
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California Democrats gather in Sacramento to celebrate victories
California Democrats, gathered for their annual convention in Sacramento this weekend, are expected to celebrate their victories -- holding every statewide elected office, winning super majorities in both houses of the Legislature in November and...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Bill Lockyer, Elections, Regional Authority, Kamala D. Harris
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California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for legalizing pot
SACRAMENTO-- Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom called for the legalization of marijuana on Saturday. “It’s time to decriminalize, tax and regulate marijuana,” he told delegates at the California Democratic Party convention. “It’s...Tags: Regional Authority, Kamala D. Harris, Jerry Brown, Executive Branch, Government
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Democratic chairman doesn't fear Maldonado
SACRAMENTO -- John Burton, the combative chairman of the California Democratic Party, isn't too worried about Republican Abel Maldonado running for governor next year. "Oh, I bet Jerry Brown is wetting his pants," he quipped Friday before speaking...
Tags: Abel Maldonado, Elections, Regional Authority, Same-Sex Marriage, Jerry Brown
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Cal State to offer online engineering course at 11 more campuses
An online engineering course at San Jose State that has shown promise in improving student performance will be expanded to 11 other California State University campuses next fall, officials announced Wednesday. The San Jose campus, which has been a...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Teaching and Learning, Regional Authority, Apple iPad, Colleges and Universities
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San Jose State online initiative to expand in Cal State system
An online engineering course at San Jose State University that has shown promise in improving student performance will be expanded to 11 other California State University campuses next fall, officials announced Wednesday. The San Jose campus, which...
Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Jerry Brown, Harvard University
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Obama calls Kamala Harris 'best-looking:' Accurate, but sexist?
Let’s just get it out on the table: California, quite simply, has freakishly good-looking elected officials. Between the stunning Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris and the gorgeous Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, this, as they say, is the objective truth. I&...Tags: White House, Kamala D. Harris, Hillary Clinton, Executive Branch, Levi Strauss & Co.
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Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado exploring run for governor
Former lieutenant governor and state lawmaker Abel Maldonado filed papers Thursday to explore a run for governor. The move allows Maldonado, a Santa Maria Republican, to begin raising money as he decides whether to challenge Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown,...
Tags: Elections, Regional Authority, Jerry Brown, John Garamendi, John McCain
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San Francisco all wet in regatta deal
Stop me if you've heard this one: Billionaire comes to City Hall. Says that if the city will get behind him, he'll bring a major sports enterprise to town and might even renovate some decrepit municipal infrastructure as part of the bargain. Huge economic...
Tags: National Football League, Los Angeles Hotels, Foursquare, FIFA World Cup, Indianapolis 500
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For gay couples, marriage future hangs in the balance at court
For the last decade, Tom Carpenter and his husband, Art Andrade, have taken every step forward – and back – in the changing landscape of rights for gay couples in California. They are one of the estimated 18,000 gay married couples who are...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Gay Rights
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Supreme Court turns to Defense of Marriage Act today
The day after hearing arguments over the constitutionality of California's ban on same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court will continue to wade into the issue of gay rights Wednesday as it hears a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act. As Times...
Tags: George W. Bush, Justice and Rights, Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)
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Prop. 8: Ronald George thinks Calif. voters would OK gay marriage
SAN FRANCISCO -- Ronald M. George, the California Chief Justice who wrote the historic 2008 ruling that gave same-sex couples the right to marry, is now retired. He was on a conference call Tuesday morning about efforts to reform California’s...
Tags: Judges, Family, Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Gays and Lesbians
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