Los Angeles is a big city, but you probably want to know, right? We are working on more neighborhoods, but we can tell you all about who gave in West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Bel Air, and other Westside haunts.
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Not everyone is too happy about the public knowing about their donations to strip away civil rights. Despite knowing your political donations are always public, some donors are getting cold feet. The proprietress of Los Angeles restaurant El Coyote is regretting her donation to YES ON 8 and is hoping her diners will forgive her. Will we?
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
New England
New England was the cradle of the American Revolution, as well as the Marriage Revolution. Currently, only two states in the nation (Massachusetts and Connecticutt) support full equality for all couples. However, most of New England still affords some recognition to same-sex couples.
Although most New Englanders stayed out of the fray (notably Vermont, who donated $0 to the cause, and Massachusetts, which has yet to descend into chaos despite recognizing same-sex marriage since 2004), huge amounts of funding came from this distant corner of the country. 99% of this money came from the Knights of Columbus, headquartered in New Haven, CT.
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Although most New Englanders stayed out of the fray (notably Vermont, who donated $0 to the cause, and Massachusetts, which has yet to descend into chaos despite recognizing same-sex marriage since 2004), huge amounts of funding came from this distant corner of the country. 99% of this money came from the Knights of Columbus, headquartered in New Haven, CT.
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East Bay
Berkeley, Oakland, El Cerrito, Kensington, Alameda, Richmond, Albany, El Sobrante, Orinda, Walnut Creek, San Pablo, San Leandro
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San Francisco
Despite being a such an enlightened city, citizens of San Francisco donated ~$75,000 to support Proposition 8 and deny equal rights to their neighbors. Who donated? Find out here.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Drag them out of the Closet!
The aftermath of California's passage of Proposition 8 is running through the state. Supporters of marriage equality -- gays and lesbians, straight married couples and college students, religious leaders and laborers, a cross section of California -- have taken to the streets dumbfounded and needing to act. But what can we do?
We can march.
We can support the lawsuits introduced this week.
We can prepare another initiative for the ballot.
And we can call out the bigots that pushed this horrible amendment onto the Constitution. People have targeted the Mormon Church which played a key role in fundraising for Prop 8. This isn't entirely fair because many Mormons did not support the hate-filled lies paid for by the campaign to end marriage. People have targeted African-American voters who vote nearly 70% in favor of the ban. This isn't entirely fair because almost a third of black voters did not support the ban.
But 100% of donors to the Yes on 8 campaign supported the ban and they should be our targets. This site is designed as a clearing house on information on Prop 8 donors and a source for materials in protest. Come back often.
All information was obtained from the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/webdb/prop8/
We can march.
We can support the lawsuits introduced this week.
We can prepare another initiative for the ballot.
And we can call out the bigots that pushed this horrible amendment onto the Constitution. People have targeted the Mormon Church which played a key role in fundraising for Prop 8. This isn't entirely fair because many Mormons did not support the hate-filled lies paid for by the campaign to end marriage. People have targeted African-American voters who vote nearly 70% in favor of the ban. This isn't entirely fair because almost a third of black voters did not support the ban.
But 100% of donors to the Yes on 8 campaign supported the ban and they should be our targets. This site is designed as a clearing house on information on Prop 8 donors and a source for materials in protest. Come back often.
All information was obtained from the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/webdb/prop8/
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The following people donated money to Yes on 8. Do you really want to support those that donated to take away your rights?
El Pollo Loco
Roland Spongberg, Long Beach, CA
WKS Restaurant Group, President
$6,000 on 8/21/08
This one is the saddest for me as WKS Restaurant group owns most of the El Pollo Loco franchises (over 50) in So Cal and several Denny's and Corner Bakery Cafe's in CA, AZ, and Utah. El Pollo Loco is one of my favorite restaurants. I am working on the locations so I know which ones I can't go to anymore, but it includes the El Pollo Locos in the following locations.
Long Beach, 3425 E. Anaheim St.
Lakewood, 2727 Carson Ave.
Inglewood
Los Alamitos, 3502 Cerritos Ave.
Stockdale
Los Altos, 2200 Clark Ave.
Fullerton
CSULB, 1212 S. Bellflower Blvd., CSULB-Student Union Bldg.
Artesia
Newport Beach, 2232 S. Bristol St.
Rosemead
Sherman Oaks
Lake Elsinore
Lakewood II, 11601 Carson Ave.
Lake Forest
Bakersfield, 3701 California Ave.
Perris
Bakersfield, 2000 White Lane
Colton, 1090 S. Mt. Vernon.
Imperial Hwy, 1360 W. Imperial Hwy.
CSULA, 5151 State University Dr., Golden Eagle Bldg.
Temecula
Bell Gardens
Harbor City
Murrieta
Northridge
Sunset/LA, 3925 Sunset Blvd.
West LA, 3008 Sepulveda Blvd.
Granada Hills
El Cajon
Midway
Mira Mesa
Genessee
Fountain Valley, 11025 Warner Ave.
Stanton
San Bernadino
Tempe, AZ
Glendale, AZ
Marana, AZ
Chandler, AZ
Fontana (Denny's)
Peoria, AZ (Corner Bakery)
He owns others, but I couldn't find a complete list.
Terry Caster & Family, San Diego, CA
A-1 Self Storage–4607 Mission Gorge Place, San Diego, CA 92120 • Tel: 800.219.4854 • Web: www.a1storage.com and www.castergrp.com and www.servinghands.com
$693,000
The Caster Family owns A-1 Self Storage, with 40 locations throughout California. Terry Caster is quoted in the San Diego Union Tribune as saying “without solid marriage you are going to have a sick society.”
Robert Hurtt, Orange, CA
Container Supply Company–PO Box 5367, Garden Grove, CA 92846-0367 • Tel: 714.892.8321 • Web: www.containersupplycompany.com
$550,000
Robert Hurtt, President of Container Supply, gave: $25,000 on 4/18/08, $25,000 on 7/22/08 (from Container Supply), $250,000 on 9/5/08 and $250,000 on 10/17/08.
Robert Hoehn, Carlsbad, CA
Hoehn Motors–5475 Car Country Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92008 • Tel: 760.438.4454 • Web: www.hoehnmotors.com
$25,000
Robert Hoehn, President of Hoehn Motors in Carlsbad, CA gave: $25,000 on 2/8/08
Hoehn Motors has 6 large car dealerships located along the 5 freeway in Northern San Diego County: Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Audi, Infiniti, Acura and Honda.
Roland Hinz, Valencia, CA
Hi-Torque Publications–25233 Anza Dr., Valencia, CA 91355 • Tel: 661.295.1910 • Web: www.hi-torque.com
$12,500
Roland Hinz, President of Hi-Torque Publications, gave: $12,500 on 4/7/08
Hi-Torque Publications is the world’s leading publisher of off-road, motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle magazines, with a readership of over 2 million per month. The magazines are:
Motocross Action, Mountain Bike Action, Dirt Bike, BMX Plus!, Dirtwheels, Road Bike Action, 4Wheel ATV Action and R/C Car
Amanda Crane, San Diego, CA
Larsen Golden Spoon, Owner
$10,000 on 8/8/08
adapted from: http://soqueer.blogspot.com