[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Senator Carole Migden has introduced a bill that would allow heterosexual couples to register as domestic partners. Naturally, so-called family groups object that this, too, will weaken the fragile and endangered institution of marriage.

Many homeowners are simply walking away from their mortgages, according to the Sacramento Bee. Meanwhile, realtors urge homeowners to wait out the housing downturn.

If you need to put California's $16 billion deficit in perspective, that's about 40 days in Iraq, according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz.

 There's more...

Image courtesy of Sacbee.com

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Ted Lieu (D-El Segundo) explains his decision to request a cut in funding fornew judges in a piece published by the California Progress Report.Governor Schwarzenegger has had a dismal record on appointing judgeswho reflect California's diversity, despite an abundance of qualifiedcandidates.

George Skelton for the Los Angeles Times says that it's time for legislators to perform the "Dance of Death"on the budget. This description of the "ancient summer ritual" ispriceless: "Everybody dances around the fire. They throw stuff at us.We throw stuff at them. Everybody falls over dead, and we start allover again." Better start throwing stuff, because we're 16 days pastthe deadline for a budget.

Today's LA Times highlights another injustice that marriage equality could rectify. Heterosexual couples can support their partners for agreen card, but not gay couples. "Through Thick and Thin," adocumentary exploring these kinds of immigration woes, will premiere atOutfest tonight in Los Angeles.

There's more... 

Image courtesy of Barnes & Noble.