With only three possible dates left for the California Supreme Court to rule on Proposition 8 rumors started flying this morning that tomorrow was the day. The rumors were based on police barricades being set out in cities throughout California. At approximately 11:30 AM the rumors were squashed by the California Supreme Court website that said, “No opinions were announced for filing on Thursday, May 21, 2009.”
Later in the day a new rumor surfaced that Mayor Newsom asked the Supreme Court to delay the decision because tomorrow is the 30th Anniversary of the White Riots in San Fransisco. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Night_Riots
Those rumors also proved false. Here is a statement from Mayor Newsom’s Press Secretary:
Statement from Nathan Ballard, Communications Director, Mayor Gavin Newsom on Propositon 8 Ruling
05/20/09 – Today a website posted an item that quoted a false allegation from an unnamed source: “Mayor [Gavin] Newsom reached out to the Supreme Court and asked them to hold off releasing their decision so it did not coincide with the White Night riots.”
This allegation is not true. We have asked the website to correct the item immediately.
Clearly the anticipation is high as the June 3 deadline looms. Organizers throughout the country are waiting to send the word out for Day of Decision rallies planned in over 60 cities. Learn more at www.dayofdecision.com
