Tag Archives: California

It’s looking more and more like Sen. Barbara Boxer is going to be able to fend off Carly “Demon Sheep” Fiorina, who this week poured another million from her HP golden parachute into her campaign. Fiorina has spent $6.5M of her own money so far, but still lags far behind Boxer in overall fundraising.

As California prepares to vote on Proposition 19, which would decriminalize the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana to the level of a parking ticket, NORML (the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) provides this snapshot of pot laws around the country. (Via – Andrew Sullivan)

Polling averages still call it a toss-up, but yesterday’s Survey USA poll shows Jerry Brown with a seven-point lead over Meg Whitman, who doesn’t appear to have been seriously damaged by her housekeeper scandal.

NOM has spent over $220K supporting Carly Fiorina. HRC and the Courage Campaign want Fiorina to reject their support as religious extremism.

Openly gay Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet continues to trail in his bid to unseat Rep. Mary Bono Mack. Last week Pougnet received the endorsement of Equality California. Meanwhile the Palm Springs sex sting scandal continues to fester.

The Olson/Boies team at Americans For Equal Rights have filed their response defending Judge Walker’s decision on Proposition 8.

The California Nurses Association is launching a Queen Meg 2010 bus tour in opposition to Meg Whitman. Here’s their music video.

NOM issued a press release today to announce their TV ad campaign for Andy Pugno, the lead counsel for Protect Marriage who is running for the California Assembly. Brian Brown, Treasurer of the NOM California PAC, told the media Friday: “Andy Pugno has been a champion for the people of California and voters need to know his admirable record. Attempts …

Attorney General Eric Holder says that even if California voters legalize marijuana via Proposition 19, the federal government will continue to prosecute pot cases there. On Friday, US Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Obama administration would “vigorously enforce” federal drug laws against people who sell, distribute or grow marijuana for recreational use. Holder sent a letter to nine …

An appeals court has upheld a settlement ordered to be paid to four San Diego firemen who sued the city because they’d been told they must ride in the 2007 gay pride parade. The delicate snowflakes claimed sexual harassment because some parade attendees allegedly made obscene comments as they passed and because they witnessed men in Speedos making out. The …

Sen. Barbara Boxer’s battle to retain her seat remains in the toss-up category as Carly Fiorina prepares to unleash an avalanche of last minute campaign ads. Yesterday Boxer launched the below ad which blasts Fiorina (in Spanish) over her position on immigration.

Brian Brown: “California’s Latino population is socially conservative and supports the family values of life, marriage and work. They voted strongly in favor of Proposition 8 and they are pro-life. Barbara Boxer does not share these values. She is a knee-jerk, strident partisan who ignores the values of her constituents in order to practice bitterly divisive politics.”

Dominic Holden assesses the bill’s supporters: That’s 48 percent yes, 41 percent no, and 11 percent undecided—which is pretty good. The crosstabs are over here. Groups with over 50 percent support for Prop 19 are men, people under 50, white, moderate to liberal, dislike the Tea Party, make over $80,000, and live in the Bay Area. In other words, rich …

Maid-gate doesn’t appear to be having an effect on Meg Whitman yet, as several polls completed over the weekend show Jerry Brown’s lead shrinking slightly.

The Courage Campaign reports that the man pictured above attacked their cameraman during a stop on NOM’s bus tour in California. The man, who claimed to be the owner of the property, angrily told Anthony that this was private property, and quickly struck Anthony in the arm, knocking the camera to the ground. Our tour camera has been damaged, and …

The Governator just signed a bill decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana down to the level of a parking ticket. Those caught with less than an ounce of marijuana will still receive a maximum penalty of $100. However, Senate Bill 1449 reduces the legal categorization of marijuana possession from a misdemeanor to a civil infraction. This means that …