Another day, another dollar...

The last couple of days have been pretty crammed pack with all sorts of local, national, and internationally newsworthy happenings.

Obviously the Haiti earthquake is overwhelmingly devastating. It seems Haitians get shit on on a regular basis. If it's not some sort of natural disaster, it's another coup. These people can't catch a break. At least there seems to have been a significant outpouring of funds heading in that general direction, and hopefully it continues for sometime.

Today was Day 3 of the Prop 8 trials in SF. As stated below I've been following @FedCourtJunkie's twitter stream. Today has been much more compelling (many more direct quotes and detailed info on the proceedings) than yesterday's tweets. I will admit though, that with at times it's difficult to tell whether the Plaintiff or Defendant side is doing the directing of questions as the twitter stream doesn't always distinguish which character is speaking for which side. Most of the time it is apparent though who's witnesses are who's. I might add that those for the repeal of Prop 8 have clear, concise, and well backed testimony while it's still unclear how the pro-Prop8ers are going to try and establish that allowing gay marriage will destroy the institution. At times it seems the pro-8ers are doing more damage to their cause than good. Check out @FedCourtJunkie's twitter stream or the Prop8Trial Tracker for more detailed information than I could ever hope to provide.
*On a side note it looks as if the Youtube streaming of the trial has been blocked indefinitely.*

There steps have been made to make legal the possession of marijuana for recreational use in CA with the instituting of a $50 per ounce tax (Tom Ammiano sponsered Assembly Bill 390). So far it has passed the preliminary stages of being approved by the California Assembly's Public Safety Committee, but it's unclear as to if it will get any farther.
While I would have been much more excited about this while I was in high school, I'm still going to mark it up as a success. Personally I don't really partake all that often anymore, but it would be nice to be able to go to my local bodega and legally purchase 1/4 oz. and enjoy myself a little walkabout from time to time.

Toll increases on the Bay Bridge look to be inevitable at this point.
I am sooooo happy I no longer have to make the dreaded daily commute to the East Bay.

And on another sad note, Jay Reatard was found dead before dawn this morning. He apparently died in his sleep at the young age of 29.
Items like these always make me a tad uneasy at the thought of shuffling off this mortal coil.

Finally on the Cocogate front, there appears to be no new information at this point today. Which is probably a good thing considering the real news that's going on right now. The last thing we need is something that isn't all that important distracting us from the ongoing tragedy in Haiti.