More zombie props?

The campaign forces behind Propositions 86 (tobacco taxes) and Proposition 90 (eminent domain/regulatory takings/etc.) have vowed to return again. They are apparently undaunted by the experience of the parental notification campaign-after Proposition 73 failed in 2005, they gave it another shot in 2006, producing Proposition 85. And it failed again. I don't see any reason to believe how either of these Propositions would fare better the next time around, outside of radically reducing their respective scope. Full story

Amusing internal battles

The national NAACP has decided to support Proposition 86, placing it at odds with the California chapter. I suppose they were not thrilled by press coverage revealing that the CA NAACP president, Alice Huffman, has received $100,000 from Philip Morris through her consulting firm, while the NAACP itself had received $75,000 over three years. Full Capitol Weekly story