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Is San Francisco about to get its first openly gay mayor?
Many cities in California have had mayors who were members of the LGBTQ community, but not San Francisco. That could be about to change.
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How did a Republican congressman earn cheers from angry liberals at a town hall?
Town halls have become a risky proposition for GOP members of Congress since President Donald Trump’s election.
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4 reasons to be hopeful in the age of Trump
It isn’t all bad. Really. Here’s the silver lining.
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California judge agrees to dismiss proposed ‘shoot the gays’ ballot initiative
A judge has relieved California’s attorney general of the duty to process a proposed ballot initiative that advocated killing anyone who engages in gay sex.
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California attorney general moves to dismiss ‘shoot the gays’ ballot proposal
California’s attorney general is asking a judge to toss out a proposed ballot initiative that advocates killing anyone who engages in gay sex.
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California attorney general granted more time to stop ‘shoot the gays’ ballot initiative
California Attorney General Kamala Harris was granted an extension to the deadline her office faced next week for processing a proposed ballot initiative that advocates killing anyone who engages in gay sex.
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California AG moves to block ‘shoot the gays’ ballot initiative from going forward
California Attorney General Kamala Harris has moved to block a proposed ballot initiative that seeks to amend the California penal code to make gay or lesbian sex a capital offense punishable by “bullets to the head or by any other convenient method.”
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Calif. AG may have no choice but to allow ‘shoot the gays’ proposal to go forward
An Orange County, Calif., attorney filed the proposed measure last month, asking voters to criminalize homosexuality in the state and impose a death penalty sentence.
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Garcia takes office in Long Beach, becomes city’s first gay, Latino mayor
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Robert Garcia took office as the 28th mayor of Long Beach, Calif. on Tuesday, making him both the first openly gay person and first Latino ever to serve as the Southern California city’s chief executive. California Attorney General Kamala Harris read Garcia his oath in a public ceremony.
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Calif. AG says San Diego clerk’s petition to block gay marriage is ‘improper’
SAN FRANCISCO — California Attorney General Kamala Harris says the elected clerk of San Diego County is improperly using the state’s legal system to try to prevent same-sex couples from getting married.