NEWSPAPER COLUMNS
Click below on the links to view columns by Assemblyman Mark Leno
May 2008 - From Sacramento and Your Neighborhood
April 2008 - Republican Antics Push State Further Adrift
March 2008 - The Governor's Spending Addiction
February 2008 - From Sacramento and Your Neighborhood
December 2007 - Lessons from the Cosco Busan
November 2007 - Saving the San Francisco Bay through Community Involvement
August 2007 - From Sacramento to Your Neighborhood
May 2007 - Reducing our Exposure to Toxic Chemicals
December 2006 - Observing World AIDS Day
November 2006 - From Sacramento and Your Neighborhood
September 2006 - From Sacramento and Your Neighborhood
August 2006 - From Sacramento and Your Neighborhood
July 2006 - From Sacramento and Your Neighborhood
June 2006 - From Sacramento and Your Neighborhood
May 2006 - From Sacramento and Your Neighborhood
April 2006 - From Sacramento and Your Neighborhood
March 2006 - From Sacramento and Your Neighborhood
February 2006 - African-American History Month Celebration
January 2006 - From Sacramento and Your Neighborhood
December 2005 - From Sacramento and Your Neighborhood
October 2005 - From Sacramento and Your Neighborhood
July 2005 - The price of the governor's politics of deception
June 2005 - It's STILL the revenue, Governor
May 2005 - From Sacramento and Your Neighborhood
December 2004 - Portero View December 2004
November 2004 - Legislative Reflections
October 2004 - Legislative Reflections
June 2004 - Let's get real on the state budget
April 2004 - On the Mark
July 2003 - On the Mark
April 2003 - On the Mark
For those joining in gay marriages today, the road from outlaw status to respectability was paved in the Legislature over three decades.
From decriminalizing sex between same-sex couples, to outlawing job discrimination against homosexuals, to adding gay members to the legislative roster, the government has been taking steps, measure-by-measure, that have led to gay couples joining hands in marriage ceremonies across the state.
