California mandates TV energy efficiency improvements by 2011

That new HDTV of yours? It may be thin and light and lovely, but it ain't saving you any money. The state of California knows this and has created new energy efficiency standards applying to any sets sold after January of 2011.
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State of California approve start of anti-Prop 8 campaign

Earlier this week the state of California approved the signature-gathering for a voter initiative to repeal Proposition 8 in November 2010, the group Love Honor Cherish reported.
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A Tale of 2 Jurisdictions: California Voters Can Decide Marriage Law, But D.C. Cannot

While the District of Columbia just decided that allowing the people to vote, via ballot initiative, on same-sex marriage would violate the city's Human Rights Act — because popular vote should not decide civil rights — the State of California finds itself fielding five just-approved ballot measures to reverse Proposition 8, the ballot measure that [.
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Sky West Airlines Accused of Discrimination by Gay Employee

Gilbert Caldwell an employee of SkyWest airlines, is claiming the company is treating him and his legally wed partner differently than other married employees.
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Karen Ocamb: URGENT! Gays could lose Domestic Partnerships in Washington state Nov 3

Karen Ocamb at LGBT POV hypothesizes that a failure to preserve the domestic partnership law in Washington state will embolden the radical-right to attack Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships elsewhere.
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Gay Coalition Submits Ballot Language to Repeal Prop 8 in 2010

A coalition of proponents led by Love Honor Cherish today submitted ballot language to the State of California for an initiative that would repeal Proposition 8 in November 2010.
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2010 Ballot Initiative to Repeal Prop 8 to be Submitted

Rex Wockner reports: "Love Honor Cherish will tomorrow submit a ballot initiative to the state of California to repeal Prop 8 in 2010.
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New Anna Nicole Claim: 'Pharmaceutical Suicide'

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith A pharmacist told Anna Nicole Smith the drugs her internist prescribed to cope with her son's death were "pharmaceutical suicide," according to just released documents.
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Anna Nicole’s Doctor Details Revealed

Now that the criminal trial against Anna Nicole Smith’s doctors is moving forward, more details are coming out about Anna, her drug use and her inappropriate relationships with her medical caretakers.
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Riders on the Storm: Catholics Pissed at Cali Schools

Looks like from a post on the Catholic News Agency (CNA) that the group isn’t too pleased with schools in the state of California because they’re attempting to provide education to students that promote tolerance and acceptance rather than vile rhetoric and hate.
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Local News (u.tv)

Timothy Garton Ash's clinical diagnosis of the crisis facing the state of California was striking in two ways.
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People Still Crying Over Spilled ‘Milk’

A bill has passed both the House and Senate in the state of California that would set aside one day out of the year as a day to remember Harvey Milk.
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READING WORKSHOP: WHERE'S THE RESEARCH?

A NY Times reporter recently asked me if I have access to research supporting the popular educational model known as the Reading Workshop.
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Davis: California AIDS Clearinghouse Closes

The state of California is in a massive budget crisis – so big that even the millions of dollars that gay marriage tourism would have brought into the state wouldn’t have solved it.
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No more plastic bags in Mexico City

Definitely a step in the right direction. CNN: Mexico City's thousands of stores went green Wednesday, as amended ordinances on solid waste now outlaw businesses from giving out thin plastic bags that are not biodegradable.
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It is time we stop tearing LGBT Families apart - pass the Uniting American Families Act now!

Crossposted from APAProgress.org

On August 18th, 2009, I appeared before the California Assembly's Judiciary Committee with Ms Gina Caprio, Melanie Nathan, Equality California (EQCA) & Asian American for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE) to present testimony in support of Assembly Joint Resolution 15 (AJR15).
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DATE SET FOR PROP 8 CASE

January 11th 2010 has been set as the date for a lawsuit challenging the state of California’s ban on gay marriage.
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Blend exclusive - Dan Choi: Why I support the March on Washington

NOTE FROM PAM: Lieutenant Dan Choi, the active duty Infantry officer, Iraq vet, and Arabic speaker who came out and was sent on the discharge path because of DADT -- under Commander in Chief President Barack Obama -- has penned a piece for the Blend about his view that a march on Washington is essential.
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Texas v. California

Ross criticizes Obama for "pushing a blue-state agenda during a recession that's exposed some of the blue-state model's weaknesses, and some of the red-state model's strengths.
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It's Time For Chris Tucker To Pay Up

Ooops! Chris Tucker's been slapped with a $3.6 million tax lien from the state of California. Guess now that the state's out of cash they're going after second rate actors.
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