California

23/6 Gay Wedding Ceremony-o-Tron

June 19, 2008 - As of 5 p.m. PST Monday it became legal for California county clerks to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. Lesbian octogenarians Del Martin, and Phyllis Lyon were the first and only couple to be wed in San Francisco that day, in a small ceremony attended by family...

From The Feed: George Takei is ghei (video)

June 17, 2008 - On the first day of legal same-sex marriages in California, George Takei, a.k.a. Sulu from "Star Trek", is first in line for the certificate, joyfully speechifying to other gay couples about to tie the knot. Watch for "CNN Newsroom" anchor Tony Harris' uncomfortable commentary afterward...

From The Room: Pass the Sick Beef

February 18, 2008 - "The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday recalled 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a Southern California slaughterhouse that is being investigated. The federal agency said the recall will affect beef pro...

From The Room: Candidates on the Daddy Issues

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From The Feed: Non-Arnold California cyborg weighs in on presidential race

February 4, 2008 - Maria Shriver, the wife of McCain-endorsing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, endorsed Obama in California...

From The Room: Even More Gaming Propositions

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From The Room: Women Runs Murder-for-Hire Ad on Craigslist

January 29, 2008 - If it works for selling a pine dresser, maybe Craigslist will allow me to find someone willing to kill my boyfriend's wife, a 49-year-old woman in Sacramento reasoned. Her ad was posted in November as a generic request for somebody to perform a "freelance" job. When she...

From The Room: West Valley Geographic

January 18, 2008 - Adjacent to the upscale neighborhood of Woodland Hills where newly constructed homes are often used for filming pornography, you will find the less upscale neighborhood of Canoga Park where post-war constructed homes are often used for watching pornography. From my home office in Encino, I travel t...