1. A New Hope for California - Formation of a government panel to separate California from the rest of the USA. Looks to be mostly about access to federal land and water.
2. The California Alimony Reform Act - Haven't read the whole thing but looks to abolish Alimony
3. Sodomite Suppression Act - Orders the Governemnt to kill all sodomites and deport anyone possession sodomite propaganda
4. The California Drug Price Relief Act - Prohibits CA Dept of Health to spend more than Veterans Affairs on prescription drugs.
5. Revised Use of Reasonable Force Act of 2015 - Requires review of 'Reasonable Force' laws and training of police officers
6. The California National Flag Act - Requires the California State Flag to be flown in first honor above the USA flag.
7. California Independence in Statewide Elections Act - A candidate, committee, or slate mailer organization may not receive funds out of state
8. The President of California Act - Replaces the title 'Governor' with 'President'
9. Intolerant Jackass Act - Fines and sensitivity training for anyone who submits ballot language for the killing of sodomites.

Google:
Blacking out your logo is a really small price to pay. An even smaller price since many people now don't even visit your home page to do a search. But if you really want to make a point, turn off all your services. Or at least turn off some of your services. Think about the stir it would make to not return search results or not spool YouTube for even a few hours. At least make people click through a page about SOPA before returning results.

WikiPedia:
Nice splash screen. But if you need your WikiPedia information just turn scrips off and the site works great. (I even used it to research something for this post).

Free Software Foundation:
You guys are doing it right. All links, all requests to your servers are 100% about SOPA. You've even turned of your mailing list for the day. Way to go!!!

Asked about a network going dark as a public stunt in response to Internet blackout day, a media executive said Wednesday, "It's not practical. The only time that we've done anything coordinated like that across networks is in a time of national peril or national disaster. I don't think this qualifies."

The media executive also said that it had not been easy recruiting Hollywood talent for the cause. "Despite common understanding that we control the talent, they do whatever they want."

The executive added that there was some "disappointment" when Ashton Kutcher came out against SOPA. The star of CBS' "Two and a Half Men" came out against the legislation in late December, declaring in a lengthy blog post that "SOPA Is The problem And Not The Solution."

- Wall Street Journal, SOPA Bill Faces New Hurdles

http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/03/bamru-is-recruiting.html

BAMRU is looking to add people with strong mountaineering, snow and ice skills to our ranks. We are part of the San Mateo County Sheriff's office and participate in SAR missions in county and around the state. We are Mountain Rescue Association certified team which means we can travel and operate in all terrains in all weather.

This coming Monday we will be having an open house at 7pm for people interested in finding out more about our team. This will be followed by our normal 7:30 to 9:30 team meeting which guests are welcome to stay for.

The location is:
500 Allerton, Redwood City, CA
The meeting room is on the third floor ("200-level")

This is a great time for people to join as we are have several trainings coming up to enroll new recruits. On March 20th we will have an Intro SAR training which is the perfect entry point for all new candidates.

In the past week, San Mateo County property owners have been blanketed with solicitations from private companies that are luring people to spend money to reduce their property taxes. These companies cannot guarantee a reduction in property taxes to anyone. The law establishes which properties are eligible for this property tax relief program known as a "Decline in Value."

A "Decline in Value" request is FREE to any homeowner. We need your help to get the word out--tell your constituents, employees, friends, neighbors and family NOT to get ripped off--do NOT pay for these services. If anyone should ask, this is how the Decline in Value program works:

First, a property owner requests a Decline in Value review by filling out a simple form and sending to the Assessor's office (online, by fax, mail or in person). It only takes a couple of minutes to complete.

Second, our offices review the request. If a property's assessed value is more than its market value as of Jan. 1, the property owner will be eligible for a temporary reduction in assessed value. We will start the process that will lower their property tax bill or earn them a property tax credit.

Third, if the property is ineligible for relief, we will advise the owner as to why their property did not qualify for a reduction.

Where can someone get a form? Decline in Value request forms are available online and in downloadable paper formats from our web site at www.smcare.org. We will also mail them to a property owner and forms are available in our office if a person stops by.

And lastly, properties that are reduced are reviewed by the office on an annual basis. If the property continues to qualify, it will remain on the program in future years until the property's value is regained.

Please help us spread the word. I've attached the press release that we sent to the media and samples of the solicitations. You will note that is very professional looking and that is why it may snare unsuspecting property owners into this scam.

cortneyofeden

An interesting thing has happened since San Francisco started granting marriage licenses to same-sex couples: my marriage is just fine!

deedeebythebay

joedecker

I'm a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight...

• If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you're "exotic, different."
• Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, a quintessential American story.
  
  
• If your name is Barack, you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.
• Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you're a maverick.
  
  
• Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.
• Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well grounded.
  
  
• If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.
• If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive.
  
  
• If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.
• If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.
  
  
• If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.
• If , while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant , you're very responsible.
  
  
• If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America's.
• If you're husband is nicknamed "First Dude", with at least one DWI conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.

OK, much clearer now.