Same-Sex Couples Line Up to Get Married in San Francisco
Two days after the Supreme Court struck down California's Proposition 8, same-sex couples lined up to get married at San Francisco's City Hall. After word spread that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted its freeze on weddings, same-sex couples started taking out marriage licenses.
California Initiative Process Might Face New Scrutiny After Prop. 8 Ruling
Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling that the sponsors of Proposition 8 had no right to defend it in federal court leaves one major question: Who will represent the voters' intentions when state officials refuse to? As the California Report's Sacramento bureau chief Scott Detrow explains, the Supreme Court's decision could have implications for the state's initiative process.
Harvey Milk: An Archive of Hope
Prop. 8 wasn't the first ballot measure targeting the rights of gays and lesbians in California. In 1978, voters rejected Prop. 6, also known as the "Briggs Initiative," which would have banned gay teachers from classrooms across the state. One of the leading voices against Prop. 6 was San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in the nation. Milk was assassinated three weeks later along with San Francisco Mayor George Moscone. To mark the 35th anniversary of his death, a compilation of Milk's writings, speeches and campaign memorabilia has been published.
Farmworker's Sexual Harassment Claim Leads to Trial, But Odds Are Long in Criminal Cases
Many supporters of immigration reform say without changes to their legal status, undocumented workers are vulnerable and exploited. That's especially true for the women who work in California's fields. Central Valley bureau chief Sasha Khokha introduces us to one of the few California farmworkers to testify against an alleged rapist in a criminal trial. Reported in collaboration with Bernice Yeung from the Center for Investigative Reporting and the UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program.
Determined Farmworker Helps Others Confront Sexual Harassment in the Fields
Farm work is only one of Sandra Garcia's jobs. On many afternoons, she goes from a full day in the fields to a meeting of the organization she founded 25 years ago, Campesinas Unidas -- the United Women Farmworkers of the San Joaquin Valley. This series was reported in collaboration with Bernice Yeung of the Center for Investigative Reporting and the UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program.