Entries Categorized as 'NO ON PROP 8'
May 30, 2009
Maven is stalking the opening of Anokha Cuisine of India in Novato. They say perhaps Monday, but it will be next week before it opens.
Yesterday in history in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge let auto traffic through to Marin. Marinites start being annoyed.
Please download the Repeal Prop 8 Pledge and print out as many as [...]
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May 26, 2009
“Today we lost an important battle, but on this disappointing day, it’s worth remembering that the final outcome of this struggle has already been determined. Time is on our side, and Californians will one day soon repeal Proposition 8. Patti and I have been married for 43 years, and we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the LGBT [...]
Posted in LGBT Rights, Mark Leno, NO ON PROP 8, marriage equality Comments
May 26, 2009
Maven knows a lot of people who didn’t sleep well last night anticipating today’s 10am ruling of the California Supreme Court in regards to Prop 8. There seems to be a bit of dread coming. Someone referred to today’s ruling as waiting for Christmas day knowing there will be coal in one’s stocking. Those who [...]
Posted in California Supreme Court, LGBT Rights, NO ON PROP 8 Comments
May 22, 2009
Maven’s arcane rituals have worked and the fog has rolled in. Maven’s war on hot Marin Summers is preceding as planned.
Depression Glass of Whine
Peg Melnik of the Press Democrat tortures us with tempting wine recommendations that are hardly depression-friendly like “Luna, 2006 Reserve Napa Valley Sangiovese, $50. A sangiovese with firm tannins. Aromas of lavender [...]
Posted in Harvey Milk, NO ON PROP 8, Wine Maven Comments
May 12, 2009
Normally, Maven would love to see a beauty pageant contestant go totally off script and not give the totally vanilla answers they give. In the case of Ms. Prejean, this Miss California (really? Miss CALIFORNIA? from OUR state? really?) went and exercised her First Amendment rights for a movement that denies other citizens rights./ [...]
Posted in CA, Free Speech, NO ON PROP 8, california politics Comments
March 25, 2009
- Filmmaker, Sheila Ganz will screen a 7 minute trailer of the film on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 6pm as part of a panel Spotlight On: Documentary Activism
at the San Francisco Women’s Film Festival. The panel will take place at the 9th Street Independent Film Center, 145 Ninth Street, San Francisco, CA
for ticket information [...]
Posted in Larkspur, Marin Science Seminar, Motherhood, NO ON PROP 8, causes Comments
February 3, 2009
Oral arguments will be heard on March 5th with a decision required within 90 days.
“43 friend-of-the-court briefs urging the Court to invalidate Prop 8 were filed, arguing that Proposition 8 drastically alters the equal protection guarantee in California’s Constitution and that the rights of a minority cannot be eliminated by a simple majority vote. The [...]
Posted in NO ON PROP 8, california politics, marriage equality Comments
December 7, 2008
Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.
-Kahlil Gibran
By way of Jimmy Fishbob Geraghty, who found an eloquent response by a Marin college student to a MarinIJ letter to the editor by a one Fielding Greaves. It inspired me to respond. Fielding Greave’ letter is very typical [...]
Posted in NO ON PROP 8, marriage equality Comments
November 15, 2008
I will be bringing my son this morning to the San Rafael City Hall (1400 5th Avenue, San Rafael )to protest the shameful passage of Proposition 8 between 10:30 and 12:30 this morning. I applaud the efforts of Join the Impact and the Courage Campaign for working so hard on organizing the reaction to this [...]
Posted in Marin Politics, NO ON PROP 8, california politics, causes, marriage equality Comments
November 8, 2008
Throughout my adult life I have found myself being ashamed of being American, but clung to my pride that I am at least Californian. This election cycle has changed that around dramatically. Today, I am proud to be American, but I am ashamed being a Californian because Prop 8 passed. My son is a Fifth-Generation [...]
Posted in LGBT Rights, NO ON PROP 8, elections, marriage equality Comments
September 24, 2008
Proposition 1: YES. High Speed Rail. I firmly believe that rail is our future. Marin and Sonoma counties need to connect to the Bay Area via BART and California needs to be connected statewide via high speed rail. Californians need the freedom to adapt to economic conditions and find work where work develops without driving [...]
Posted in NO ON PROP 8, elections, marriage equality Comments
July 19, 2008
An unjust law has just got a name…California Proposition 8.
Tomorrow, I am working at the AIDS Walk in Golden Gate Park to do my part to stop this horrible proposition. I will be at the Golden Gate Park Entrance by Haight and Stanyan wearing my stylish Marin Politics / Marinmaven.com long sleeve shirt offering myself [...]
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