Thursday, May 15, 2008  Same-Sex Marriage in California  I
usually get my daily hit of television news at 3 PM from BBC
World Service Television, made available through one of the
digital channels provided by KQED. The anchor desk for this
broadcast is in Washington, which is usually consistent with
where the most recent "action" has been. In the context of such
an editorial organization, I am used to seeing not just
California but also San Francisco specifically on their
broadcasts; and I take a certain comfort when something happens
"down the street" that received worldwide distribution from the
BBC. So I shall be very curious to see if what happened about an
hour ago a couple of blocks down the street that my unit
overlooks will be included among today's story.  The event was
the decision of the California Supreme Court on the legality of
a state ban on same-sex marriage; and the decision (by a 4-3
vote) was to overturn the ban. For those interested in details,
Demian Bulwa, Staff Writer for the San Franci