RECENTLY, A FRIEND lamented that if those opposed to Proposition 8 had worked as hard before it passed as they have after voters approved the initiative, banning same-gender couples from marriage, the outcome may have been different.
SOME REPUBLICANS are saying the party was on a fool's errand trying to win over Hispanics. In this election, most Hispanics voted for the Democratic nominee for president just as they have in every presidential election since they helped elect John Kennedy in 1960.
THE STATE BUDGET process is broken and needs to be overhauled. As evidence, look no further than this week's action — or, lack thereof — to resolve a $27.
NO, THAT'S NOT a fabulous festival of pork products scheduled for Dec. 13 along the Peninsula.It's the 19th annual San Mateo Hogs Toy Run — and those are motorcycles, not swine, sir.
THERE'S A NEW MAN in my life. Juan is handy around the house, he cleans up after himself, and if he inconveniences me, he apologizes.He has spent the past three weeks with me, and that is just fine with Keeper.
The elapsed time between judgment and execution in California is 20 to 25 years, according to a report this year by the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice. That time span exceeds every other death penalty state in the nation.
