2004 News Articles
AB 728 (Condominium Financing):
January 25, 2004
Your Condo Here
AB 1796 (Food Stamps):
December 29, 2004
New year, new laws: One hurdle gone for drug felons
May 25, 2004
Assembly votes for food stamp changes
Bill would let state allow drug users to qualify for aid
May 19, 2004
A real welfare fraud
May 14, 2004
Food Stamp Ban Is Silly and Dangerous
April 18, 2004
The War on People
April 2, 2004
State Considers Food Stamp Reform
AB 1866 (Media Access to Prisoners):
February 6, 2004
Productive Idea on Prisons
AB 2303 (Executive Compensation in Bankruptcy):
January 9, 2004
PG&E Payouts under fire
2003
AB 2842 (Campaign Finance Loan Loophole Closure):
December 17, 2003
Schwarzenegger, Leno to unveil campaign finance reforms
AB 196 (Gender Discrimination):
August 5, 2003
Davis signs ban on bias against transgenders. Leno bill makes state 4th in U.S. to provide them with protected status.
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.
