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Dr. Bob Sears writes about his thoughts on California Bill AB2109 and his fear that Dr.'s will refuse to sign the required form for thier patients vaccination exemption. He feels this way because he says some Dr.'s will force their own feelings about required vaccines on their patients or won't sign because of liability issuse. Those children who are unable to get the required signature will not be admitted to school and it will affect their education.

This article is about the appeal to the Supreme Court, of the Proposition 8 that was passed in California in November 2008. Two same sex couples sued, saying that the proposition went against their constitutional rights. Two judges ruled that it did go against the U.S. constitution.

It's already against the law for smokers to light up near businesses, parks and playgrounds in California, but one town is now considering a total outdoor smoking ban - even on private property - all at one family's request. City officials in Rocklin, Calif. are weighing the Baker family's complaint about smoke drifting into their [...] It is an upsetting article about a family that is trying to get smoking banned from private property. Their neighbors smoke and it is affecting the family of non-smokers. Not too much info but gives insight on what people are trying to do out there to limit our personal choice of smoking.

The California ban on gay marriage was deemed as a violation of equal rights by the U.S. court of appeals. While many considered this a victory the opposing side is already looking to the future and is waiting to present their case to the U.S. Supreme court.

The article is very generic and does not go into all the questions asked in the survey. Still intresting to see how people view their states.

I think this is a good articel. It shows what people think of the states they live in. Very opinionated people I must say.

California prop. 215 was passed in 1996, by a 56% vote, legalizing medicinal marijuana. Now, some dispensaries in California are being shut down by the cities they are operating in. Attorneys in the case fighting for the dispensary owners are saying, "cities have the right to regulate... but they do not have the right to ban what the voters said is legal."

This article came out back in 2008 right after california made gay marrige legal. this is a very fragile topic, one that many people try to stay a way from because it can get very heated. This article is al for gay marrige as am I.

This article talks about how California legalized gay marriage finally. It also mentions how tons of people are excited and happy any couple can get married, but others still discriminate against it. I say go for it :)

this web page goes into the california law of allowing gay marriage. It claims that it is a personal freedom that has little reason to be limited.

Last Wednesday there were 59 cases of measles in California and now this Friday there are 91 cases! This all started about a month or two ago at Disneyland where more than half of the carriers were employees or park-goers. 2 kids recently got the disease and both of them were unvaccinated. Now a parent of a student at the school where measles broke out is saying we should ban unvaccinated kids from going to school.

This article is about faculty and students who decide to fight against the rise in tuition and the loss of jobs at the campuses in 2009. They decide to do a "walkout" in an attempt to stop this.

This article talks about California passing new regulation on gun control. It touches on if it is illegal to ban certain guns since in infringes on the second amendment.

If Bill AB2019 is enacted into law, it will become mandatory to vaccinate children even when if the mom or dad says otherwise.

I think agree with destini, if we have talking about personal freedoms in all of these assignment then the individual should get to choose what they want to do. If a parent does it for them, then it was never a choice in the first place.

Young children can not make the decision themselves. That right is the given the parents that conceived them.

In California, protesters are fighting to repeal the nation's first law requiring public schools to include prominent gay people and gay rights' milestones in school lessons. Some fear that it would expose young children to "inappropriate" sexual themes, however modern 20th century history often isn't taught until junior year of high school. Proponents of the referendum explain that social studies education covers broad spectrum topics and that those who develop the curriculum would be unlikely to "include the sexual orientation of historical figures unless it is relevant."

This article goes over the California laws on smoking in public. States have been banning smoking in public due to health problems of second-hand-smokers. California has already set up a law stating that a child has the right to breathe in only clean air. So, the law is that no one is allowed to smoke in an area where there is a minor under 18.

This law was proposed in order to fight childhood obesity. It was vetoed, however. This is such a close argument I can see one going either direction, but it is a private company so they do have the right to regulate their own menu. Parents also have the right to make smart decisions.

Disabled students still facing discrimination trying to apply for jobs. This student in California was discriminated against for his disability.

This article talks about why the tuition is increasing. It also includes how it is affecting the students that are enrolled there.

D. Barbara Boxer, a Senator from California, is part of a growing contingent of lawmakers that are bringing legislation forward regarding the need for labeling of GM food and ingredients. She believes that we should join a growing number of nations throughout the world that are supporting or have supported similar legislation.

I try very hard to recycle as much as possible. This article reminded me to use my reusable water bottles instead of buying case after case of bottled water and also inspired me to buy the reusable grocery bags that I see so many people using. It makes me sick to read that there is a plastic garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean that is twice the surface area of the U.S. and hundreds of feet deep. We need to take care of the earth.

In certain parts of Northern California, you have to bring your own bags for your groceries. Or they will charge you an extra .10 cents per plastic bag they give you.

Proposition 37 in California has sparked interest all across the country. USDA has approved a non-gmo label for meats. Awareness of GMO's is on the rise as the interest of people wanting to know if they're food has been genetically modified or not.

Great article. I have followed the GMO issue for a while and I don't see why they can't label. They know what is and what is not since some of these companies ship to countries where GMO's are not allowed.

Verizon on Thursday filed a legal challenge to new federal regulations that prohibit broadband providers from interfering with Internet traffic flowing over their networks.

This would make a great topic for a research project.