“Meeting in closed session, the state high court asked litigants on both sides for more written arguments and said a hearing on the cases could come as early as March. The court also signaled its intention to decide the fate of existing same-sex marriages, asking litigants to argue that question.” [Link]
California Pictures + News
“The church, headquartered in Salt Lake City, will continue to work on behalf of California’s Proposition 8, but will stop making telephone calls from Utah to California voters, church spokeswoman Kim Farrah said in a news release.” [Link]
Golden Gate Bridge picture
“A stainless steel net may soon hang underneath the Golden Gate Bridge to stop people from attempting suicide by jumping off. The board that governs the world-famous bridge voted Friday after considering several other methods to prevent suicides.” [Link]
Harvey Milk picture
“In his veto message issued Tuesday, the governor said that while he respected the measure’s intent, he thinks Milk’s ‘contributions should continue to be recognized at the local level.’” [Link]
Steven Spielberg picture
“Steven Spielberg and wife Kate Capshaw have followed Brad Pitt as the latest big-name donors to join the fight to defeat California’s Proposition 8, the initiative to ban same-sex marriage. The Spielbergs have cut a $100,000 check for the fight, as did Pitt last week. In a statement, the Spielbergs said: “By writing discrimination into our state constitution, Proposition 8 seeks to eliminate the right of each and every citizen in our state to marry regardless of sexual orientation. Such discrimination has NO place in California’s constitution, or any other.”" [Link]
“County Fire Department spokesman James Barnes says a 12-year-old girl and an 18-year-old man were both shot multiple times Friday night at Washington Preparatory High School in the Athens area. Barnes says the two are hospitalized in critical condition.” [Link]
Arnold Schwarzenegger
“The California Correctional Peace Officers Association criticized Schwarzenegger Tuesday for what it called ‘catastrophic leadership failings and inept management’ since he took office in 2003 — after the recall of then-Gov. Gray Davis. When the union announced its plans on Monday, Schwarzenegger said it was a ploy designed to pressure the administration into granting a large pay raise to prison guards. He said he won’t be intimidated.” [Link]
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