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Seattle Times, 29.11.08 11:31 UTC

Turning "I dos" into "you can'ts"

LOS ANGELES Dianne Feinstein is not sure she'll ever be able to watch the movie "Milk," even though she's in it. There is 1978 footage of a stricken Feinstein in the opening minutes of the new Gus ...

Los Angeles Times, 25.11.08 00:30 UTC

Villaraigosa unveils solar plan for city of L.A.

The mayor's proposal aims to have solar power meet one-tenth of L.A.'s energy needs by 2020. But skeptics wonder if the plan will be cost-efficient and friendly to private enterprise.

San Francisco Chronicle, 24.11.08 16:05 UTC

Retiring Perata ready to be outside looking in

(11-24) 04:00 PST Sacramento -- Sitting in a leather chair in his state Capitol office, his feet up on an ornate wooden table, Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata said he's ready to leave his post as ...

San Francisco Chronicle, 21.11.08 04:03 UTC

CoCo prosecutor facing charges in alleged sex assault, lawyer says

(11-20) 18:33 PST MARTINEZ -- The state attorney general's office has indicated it will file charges against a Contra Costa County sex crimes prosecutor in connection with the alleged sexual assault ...

Los Angeles Daily News, 20.11.08 06:31 UTC

State's high court to hear Proposition 8 lawsuits

The California Supreme Court accepted three lawsuits seeking to nullify Proposition 8, a voter-approved constitutional amendment that overruled the court's decision in May that legalized gay ...

Los Angeles Times, 20.11.08 00:03 UTC

Prop. 8 gay marriage ban goes to Supreme Court

The California high court will review legal challenges to Prop. 8. A hearing is set for March. Prior to a ruling, gay weddings will not be allowed to resume.

Los Angeles Times, 19.11.08 05:01 UTC

Recall specter hangs over high court as it considers Prop. 8 challenges

Backers of the measure banning gay marriage have said they will target justices who vote to overturn it. Legal scholars say the court has no clear path to tossing out Prop. 8.

San Francisco Chronicle, 17.11.08 23:30 UTC

Brown urges state high court to hear anti-Prop. 8 suits

(11-17) 14:08 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorney General Jerry Brown urged the state Supreme Court today to decide the constitutionality of Proposition 8, increasing the likelihood of a showdown before ...

Los Angeles Times, 17.11.08 22:31 UTC

Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown urges high court to let Prop. 8 take effect

Brown's office, which has the responsibility of defending the initiative, said it's in the 'public interest' to let the gay-marriage ban take effect while lawsuits are reviewed.

Telegraph, 17.11.08 22:01 UTC

Legality of California gay marriage ban questioned

California's Attorney General has urged the state Supreme Court to consider whether a gay marriage ban passed by voters this month was legal.