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...MARRIED. PHYLLIS LYON, 79, and DEL MARTIN, 83, founders of the U.S.'s first lesbian organization, 49 years ago; becoming the first to take advantage of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's instruction to the county clerk's office to begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses (in defiance of a Californian law); in San Francisco. Hundreds of couples have followed suit. Opponents of the licenses are seeking a restraining order to prevent the city from granting more...
...weren't enough, California Democrats now have to contend with the very real possibility of losing the mayor's race in San Francisco--and to someone who has outflanked them on the left. A TV poll last week put Green Party candidate Matt Gonzalez ahead of Democratic rival Gavin Newsom, 52% to 45%, among those who say they are "certain" to vote in the runoff election...
Gonzalez seems to be riding the anti-incumbent wave that swept Schwarzenegger into office. He joined the race only 12 weeks before the primary, and finished second to Newsom, who until recently was the all-but-anointed heir of the term-limited Brown. Newsom, 36, was well known for his backing last year of a popular proposition dubbed Care Not Cash that sought to solve homelessness in San Francisco by offering shelter vouchers in place of welfare payments. He is endorsed by such top Democrats as Al Gore and House minority leader Nancy Pelosi of California...
...counterculture capital, Newsom's advantage may be a drawback. "I tell Democrats, 'Want to have an easier race against a Green? Don't outspend him 10 to one,'" Gonzalez says. "It's such an unlevel playing field, the electorate starts to identify with the small...
...major concern. Billboards show residents holding cardboard signs that read, I DON'T WANT TO HOLD MY BREATH PAST EVERY ALLEY. Voters last November overwhelmingly passed Proposition N, which cuts handouts from $395 a month to $59, providing food and shelter instead. The proposition was proposed by Gavin Newsom, 35, a member of the city's Board of Supervisors who describes himself as a liberal. Newsom's proposal was supported by a $1 million campaign and was so controversial that Newsom felt compelled to travel with police protection as Election Day approached. To his critics who contend that Proposition...