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California voters oppose new vote on gay marriage, poll finds
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 23 days ago
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A small majority of California voters supports the right of gay couples to marry, but a much larger portion of voters opposes efforts to place the issue back on the ballot in 2010, a new Los Angeles Times/University of Southern California poll has found.
Tags: California, california voters
Pot activists file ballot measure in California
Oakland :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility Oakland marijuana activists have taken a step toward asking California voters to legalize pot. The ballot measure they filed Tuesday with the California attorney general's office would allow adults 21 and over to possess up to an ounce of pot.
Tags: California, ballot measure, california voters, pot activists, allow adults, attorney general, Oakland, california attorney
Calif. voters reject slate of budget propositions
Sacramento :: CA :: USA | 6 months ago
Credibility Echo Park resident Angel Vardo votes in the California statewide special election, while his dog "Bella" gets a glass of water downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Voters trickled to California's polls Tuesday to decide a complex slate of fiscal...
Tags: California, california voters, Arnold Schwarzenegger, voters rejected, budget deficit
Voters unsure of budget fixes
Sacramento :: CA :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility Persuading California voters to approve the budget-related measures during a May 19 special election is shaping up to be a tough sell. Just one of the six measures — Proposition 1F, which blocks pay raises for lawmakers during deficit years — has majority...
Tags: California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, california voters, public policy, policy institute, majority support, special election, Barack Obama
Lawsuits to challenge California gay marriage ban
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility California's vote to ban same-sex marriages in a referendum will be contested by activists and city officials who have lodged multiple legal challenges to the ballot, officials said Thursday. In a stunning result, voters approved a proposal added to ballot...
Tags: Equality California, sex marriage, marriage ban, gay marriage, california voters, marriage supporters, Bruce, executive director
Voters approve bonds, farm animal restrictions
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility The state drew national attention for Proposition 2, which will require farmers to house California's 19 million egg-laying hens in ways that allow them to lie down, stand up, extend their limbs and turn around. Farmers who violate the law could face...
Tags: University of Southern California, California Medical Assn., California Democratic Party, california voters, early returns
Majority in poll rejects gay marriage ban
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility slight majority of California voters oppose a measure on the Nov. 4 ballot that would impose a constitutional ban on gay marriage, according to the first Field Poll on the measure. The findings released Thursday are consistent with a May poll on the issue...
Tags: marriage, voters, gay, same-sex, lesbian, More California, gay marriage, voters oppose, california voters, constitution ban
Prop. 98 loses, Prop. 99 wins
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility A state initiative to restrict government from seizing single-family homes and transferring such properties to other private owners was approved by California voters, while a competing measure to limit eminent domain and repeal rent control was defeated.
Tags: California, rent control, california voters, eminent domain, private development
Heated battle for Supervisor seat to end
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Voters will settle a heated battle for a Board of Supervisors seat. State Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas and Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard Parks are among a number of candidates trying to replace retiring Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Burke.
Tags: county supervisor, L.A. County, supervisor seat, california voters, California, Mark Ridley-Thomas, supervisor yvonne, Los Angeles County
Money Watch: Tribes pour cash into fight over Indian casino accords
Sacramento :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Here's a look at some of the top contributors so far for these Feb. 5 ballot measures...It says the new deals fail to adequately protect workers' rights
Tags: Southern California Indian, california voters, slot machines, Arnold Schwarzenegger, gambling measures, community college, voters approve, voters backing, major expansion
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