“Separate inherently is not equal. There's a reason why $45 million was spent aga…” — Gavin Newsom

Prop 8 did something that no other state in the history of this country has done. It took away the rights of people that already were legally affirmed. Imagine someone putting something on the ballot saying your wedding, your marriage is no longer valid.

If you're not open, you're not transparent, you're still holding on to vaults of information, you're not going to build that trust.

I think Thanksgiving is the perfect occasion to break open a buttery, oaky Chardonnay from California.

A mistake that a lot of us have made, related to those who advocate for gun safety legislation, is that we try to process it through our legislative bodies, and that's where the NRA's strength lies.