Mypsace Trial Aftermath, Henry Nicholas is Still Nuts, No-On-8 still going after Mormons, High Speed Trains by 2018?

[We're off today, but here's some links of good stuff to read. Monday we'll be back with more of our analysis of all things California]. LA Times Technology Blog analyzes what the MySpace Suicide trial means for all you cyberbullies out there in internetland.  [LA Times Technology Blog] Henry Nicholas, the drug-charge-indicted gazillionaire behind the [...]

Prop 11 “Officially Passes, Milk Remembered, No-On-8 Passes the Torch, KCRW “Best Of” Lists

Verdict in MySpace Mom Murder Trial, Feinstein Remembers Milk, OJ’s Missing Ring, and BEST Mac and Cheese Recipe EVER

MUDSLIDE EVACUATION MAPS AND UPDATES – YORBA LINDA

Latest updates on SoCal mudslide evacuations

California Budget Crisis Update, No On 8 Leaders Face Public, Bar Exam Score Freakout

Is this the day of reckoning for the California budget crisis or just another fire drill? [Calitics] No-On-8 campaign leadership faces an angry public tonight in LA.  They have some explaining to do. [Queer Town] The race for the 19th District State Senate seat is exactly why we need Prop. 11. [LA Times] As expected, [...]

Justice Kennard’s Gay Rights Record, Investigating Mormon Church, Medical Marijuana Rules Tighten

Confused by Justice Kennard’s vote to not hear the Prop 8 lawsuits?  So is everyone else.  LA Times does a good job of analyzing Justice Kennard’s career and gay rights record [LA Times] California’s Fair Political Practices Commission is investigating the Mormon’s Church’s non-monetary contributions to the Yes-On-8 campaign. [SacBee] California Supreme Court tightens rules [...]

Matters of Life and Death: Stem Cells, Death Penalty, and $3 Refunds at Wal-Mart!

Remember Proposition 71?  Of course you don’t, none of us do, not even Brad Pitt and he told everyone to vote for it.   You probably voted “yes” on Prop 71 in 2004, it approved $3 billion in funding for stem cell research.  There was a provision in there that prohibited researchers for paying women [...]

A Simple Explanation of Why Proposition 9 Violates Basic Constitutional Rights.

A simple, straightforward explanation of why Proposition 9 violates the California and U.S. Constitutions.  Written for non-lawyers.

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