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California Proposition 8 - Protect Traditional Marriage Winning 52-48%
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... California election results for Proposition 9 are here and the map is here. It looks like California voters are restoring the traditional definition of marriage of a man and woman by changing the California Constitution. Yes on 8 proponents declared victory late last night. Stay tuned as more results become available. ...

Ballot initiatives provide a wake up call to the LGBT community about race
pandagon.net - we are the public option — ... But it is a bittersweet moment. While we have crossed one threshold, marriage amendments in Arizona, Florida and California have passed. In Arkansas, voters decided to ban the ability of gay and lesbian couples to adopt a child. To put things in perspective, voters in California handily approved another measure to improve the health and well-being of livestock - ”Standards for Confining Farm Animals,” but were content to eliminate the existing right of gays and lesbians to marry. ...

Anti-Prop 8 backlash changes minds
Daily Kos — ... Remember, the proposition lost by only three points. If eight percent of the 52.1 percent who voted for it have changed their minds, that's a 4.2 percent swing in favor of equality. Or, put another way, you're looking at a 52-48 vote in favor of gay marriage. ...

CA-Special Election: Voters Reject Budget Fix, Chu vs. Chu in CA-32
Daily Kos — Yesterday, an apparent handful of California voters went to the polls to decide the fate of the budget deal struck between Governor Schwarzenegger and state legislators earlier this year. As you can see, this one was a beating. All that time, and all that expense, and the only budget "fix" California voters found palatable was a freeze on legislative salaries during budget years where a deficit occurs. Way to go, fellow Golden Staters: your foresight is going to save us...I dunno...about $400,000. A few more bold measures like that, and that $15.4 billion budget deficit is HISTORY. The other ...

Now what?
Dean's World — California’s Propositions 1A-1E went down in flames yesterday. The largely symbolic Prop 1F passed by a wide margin, but none of the other five broke 40%. The voters have decisively rejected the legislature’s plan to fix the budget through tax increases and accounting gimmicks. Now, the state has four options: Start bouncing checks when the temporary tax increase expires next year. Raise taxes despite the voters’ objections. This would require a 2/3 majority in both houses of the legislature. Ask the federal government for a bailout. See Megan McArdle’s posts from ...