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THE EXAMINER FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 AZ 15 CALIFORNIA sfexaminer.com Group takes offensive to repeal state's same-sex marriage ban ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER California attorney general is the first step in qualifying a measure for an election. Once the language is approved, backers would have until mid-April to gather the 695,000 signatures needed to put the initiative on the November 2010 ballot. "Our group has said since last November that we were going to go forward in November 2010, and we are living up to that promise," said John Henning, executive director of Love Honor Cherish, a volunteer-run group. Since Prop. 8 eliminated the right of gay couples to get married in California, gay marriage supporters have been divided over how and when to try to win it back.

AP A group pushed ahead Thursday with a campaign to repeal California's same-sex marriage ban, even though some other gay rights organizations think it's too soon for another expensive ballot fight. Los Angeles-based Love Honor Cherish proposed ballot language to strike the ban approved by state voters last November as Proposition 8. Same-sex marriage had been legal in California for several months before the ban was enacted. Those already wed were not affected by the ban. The new ballot proposal says religious institutions would not be required to perform same-sex unions if it conflicts with their beliefs.

Submitting wording to the MEGA MILLIONS Tuesday 092209 26 29 33 39 46 24 California Prizes Winners (for 0922) AP FILE PHOTO Vehicle emergency: A fire truck is pulled from a sinkhole in the Valley Village neighborhood of Los Angeles on Sept. 8. Four firefighters escaped injury after their fire engine sunk into a large hole caused by a burst water main in the San Fernando Valley. LA. water mains rupturing daily 5 of 5Mega 0 $62,000,000 5 of 5 0 $369,876 4 of 5Mega 7 $7,433 4 of 5 254 $136 3 of 5Mega 243 $162 3 of 5 10,946 $7 2 of 5Mega 3,839 $11 1 of 5Mega 23,211 $3 Mega Only 46,175 $2 Friday's estimated jackpot: $75,000,000 SUPER LOTTO Wednesday 092309 The governor will head to a Marine Corps training base today to sign a bill honoring Vietnam veterans, after vetoing identical legislation two weeks ago in a political standoff with lawmakers.

The legislation will establish March 30 as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day." Schwarzenegger vetoed the original bill because he said he was not getting the major policy issues he wanted out of the state legislature. SACRAMENTO State bans high VOC thinners, solvents California air regulators approved strict regulations Thursday for aerosol air fresheners, paint thinners and solvents as a way to lessen smog-forming emissions and reduce a health threat. The state Air Resources Board voted 8-0 to ban the sale of products that emit high levels of volatile organic compounds. The rules are the toughest state mandate in the nation and will take effect Dec. 31, 2013.

SAN BERNARDINO Authorities probe possible links in wildfires A 16-year-old boy arrested for arson is under investigation in connection with more than a dozen Southern California wildfires, authorities said. BERKELEY University cuts protested at multiple campus rallies Rallies, teach-ins and class walkouts were held at all 10 UC campuses to protest deep budget cuts that have led to layoffs, furloughs, enrollment cuts, course reductions and higher fees. The largest rally took place at UC Berkeley. AP For more OF THE BEST PHOTOS, LOCAL NEWS, OPINIONS AND SPORTS, CLICK ON sfexaminer.com Do I 1 4 22 41 42 13 Prizes Winners (for 0923) 5 of 5Mega 0 $7,000,000 5 of 5 0 $0 4 of 5Mega 20 $1,487 4 of 5 437 $113 3 of 5Mega 844 $52 3 of 5 19,559 $11 2 of 5Mega 12,337 $9 1 of 5Mega 60,656 $1 Mega Only 92,345 $1 Large swaths of city submerged as aging pipe system collapses By John Rogers LOS ANGELES Not a drop of rain has fallen on Los Angeles in nearly four months, and the main river that runs through the city looks more like a rain-starved trickle these days. But you wouldn't know it from the wet images coming out of the city lately.

Torrents of water have been sweeping cars off streets and bar-beques out of backyards as aging water pipes have been bursting at a rate of more than one a day in recent weeks. A recent break in Studio City sprouted a gusher the size of Old Faithful, unleashing water 2 to 3 feet in streets, closing businesses, flooding homes and garages, and carrying away patio furniture. One water break created a sinkhole so big it nearly swallowed a fire truck. The number of breaks 36 during the first three weeks of September isn't unusual for a city the size of Los Angeles, said James McDaniel, senior assistant general manager with the Department of Water and Power. Rather it's the severity of the breaks that is causing alarm.

"It's not what causes a break but why did the break break in such a way that it causes this much damage," McDaniel told a City Council panel. His agency has appointed an expert panel to study the city's geology, its 7,200 miles of pipeline, its pattern of water use and any other potential causes. The city's water system was put in place by William Mulholland, the self-taught engineer who built the Los Angeles Aqueduct, the revolutionary, gravity-flow system of pipes and channels that carries water from mountains and valleys more than 200 miles away. The DWP has aggressively replaced old pipes in the past two years, but City Councilman Dennis Zine said work crews are finding themselves unable to keep pace with the worn-out pipes. AP DAILY 3 midday 092409 5 9 6 evening 092409 5 9 4 I Prizes Winners (for 0924) (0924) Straight 23 667 Box 73 106 72 387 Box Only 547 53 FANTASY 5 44 394 62 228 31 135 168 760 Thursday 092409 10 19 21 25 38 Prizes Winners (for 0924) 5 of 5 2 $55,679 4 of 5 108 $488 3 of 5 3,928 $17 2 of 5 43,747 Free Replay! Thursday's estimated top prize: $109,000 DAILY DERBY Thursday 092409 Race Time: 1:44.58 1st: 04 Big Ben 2nd: 03 Hot Shot 3rd: 07 Eureka Thursday's estimated top prize: $190,000 Cabinets (Reface or Replace) Countertops Flooring Design to Completion a Visit Our New Showroom.

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