I’m thoroughly enjoying DC and Maryland (except for the biting cold wind), but I thought I’d take a moment for some exciting updates on the meetings I posted about last week.
On Tuesday, in a closed session, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to join the lawsuit calling for the repeal of Proposition 8. Thanks so much to everyone who contacted the board or spoke at Tuesday’s meeting!
Then on Wednesday, the California Supreme Court announced they would review the case. Be_Devine has the details over at Calitics:
One early indicator of the way the Supreme Court sees the issues in any given case is to look at what questions it certifies for review. Here, the Court certified three questions:
(1) Is Proposition 8 invalid because it constitutes a revision of, rather than an amendment to the California Constitution?
(2) Does Proposition 8 violate the separation of powers doctrine under the California Constitution?
(3) If Proposition 8 is not unconstitutional, what is its effect, if any, on the marriages of same-sex couples performed before the adoption of Proposition 8?
The Court allowed the Official Proponents of Proposition 8 to intervene in the litigation. This means that they can file a Respondent’s Brief along with the Attorney General’s office. The Court denied a similar request filed by the Campaign for California Families.
Some more good news is that the Planning Commission unanimously approved the Creekside project on Wednesday night. I heard that several neighborhood members spoke out in support of the project, while a few members of STAND spoke out against it. Via an email from an ULTRA member:
What was most rewarding was hearing each Planning Commissioner who spoke (Huntsman had no comments) echo what ULTRA has been saying for years –
General Plan = The Law
Higher Density = Economic vitality
Higher Density = Lower cost housing
Transit Oriented Development = Less need for parking
I look forward to seeing this project built and to getting rid of that empty parking lot.
I unfortunately have no update on Rebecca Kaplan’s victory party, though I do know that dto510 made a great mixtape for the party. If you attended, I’d love to know how the party went.
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