AG Calls San Diego County Clerk’s Gay Marriage Petition Improper

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Attorney General Kamala Harris says the elected clerk of San Diego County is improperly using the state’s legal system to try to prevent same-sex couples from getting married.

Harris argued in court papers filed Monday that county clerk Ernest Dronenburg Jr. picked the wrong venue when he asked the California Supreme Court to declare that gay marriages remain illegal in all but two of the state’s 58 counties.

She says the state court does not have authority to limit a federal trial judge’s order declaring California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages to be unconstitutional and prohibiting its enforcement.

The U.S. Supreme Court let that order stand last month, clearing the way for gay marriages to resume.

Harris says Dronenburg is trying only “to create legal uncertainty where none actually exists.”

Dronenburg’s lawyers have until Aug. 9 to respond.

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Second Recall Effort Launched Against San Diego Mayor

SAN DIEGO (CBSLA.com) — Opponents of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner launched a second recall effort against the mayor Monday, in the wake of accusations from seven women of sexual harassment.

The San Diego City Clerk’s office said petitions to recall Filner can begin circulating on August 18.

Last week, Filner said he was going into treatment but was not quitting his job.

City Clerk Says Recall Petitions For Filner Tom Reopelle

KNX 1070's Tom Reopelle reports that seven of the nine San Diego Councilmen want Filner out of office.

“I think seven out of nine, a very clear super-majority, sends a message that the council has lost faith in Bob Filner’s ability to lead the city,” said Councilman Mark Kersey.

“Filner should deal with his demons as a private citizen,” he said.

On Sunday, Senator Dianne Feinstein joined the growing number of officials calling on the mayor to resign.

Filner has two weeks to respond before either group can begin collecting signatures. Supporters of a recall will need to collect 102,000 valid signatures to get a recall on the ballot.

The second recall effort has raised questions over the legality of two such efforts under the city’s charter.

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