Assembly Speaker Karen Bass said late Monday that more than 40 of her colleagues have signed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting a petition to overturn Proposition 8 in the state Supreme Court.
The petition filed last week by gay marriage advocates argues that a simple majority of voters can't make such a major change to the state Constitution. Among the signers: Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, who called the initiative "a radical and dangerous precedent to set.," and incoming Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg.
Advocates of traditional marriage note that the court considered, and dismissed, a similar argument earlier this year.
As ballot-counting continues, Republican Tom McClintock leads Democrat Charlie Brown by 970 votes in the 4th Congressional District. In the 10th Assembly District, Republican Jack Sieglock leads Democrat Alyson Huber by 319 votes. And Proposition 11 maintained a 128,632-vote lead.
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, anticipating a major earthquake drill in Southern California on Thursday, will hold a press conference today to urge Californians to buy earthquake insurance. The "shake-out drill" will test emergency preparedness for a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the southern San Andreas Fault.
The Fair Political Practices Commission will hold a hearing
on regulations dealing with candidate-controlled ballot measure committees.
And veterans will protest the governor's proposed cuts in home care for disabled veterans at 10:30 on the Capitol steps.
Setting it straight: Friday's PM Alert had the wrong last name for U.S. Forest Service Chief Gail Kimbell, who unveiled a new agencywide effort to tackle the problem of climate change. Capitol Alert regrets the error.
Keep up with the latest on Schwarzenegger's furlough and minimum wage proposals for state workers at The State Worker blog.
Weigh in on Schwarzenegger's proposal to tax some state services at a forum moderated by Capitol Bureau Chief Dan Smith. Click here.
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