"The federal government should be doing this. It's a federal government's responsibility - immigration. These people came legally. I just want to pause and reflect on that. These are people that came through process legally, seeking asylum legally."
"In 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a moratorium on executions in the state."
"Parents, not politicians, should decide what their kids eat, especially when it comes to spending their own money."
"Good people can disagree, as Dr. King said, I'll paraphrase, 'wait almost always means never.' It's always the right time to try to do the right thing."
"At the end of the day, though, it's also the 55th anniversary of Brown versus the Board of Education. Separate is not equal. Civil unions are civil unions. Marriage is marriage. They're different inst..."
"I don't know that it's a huge setback. I mean, candidly, most of the pundits, most of the people I talk to privately candidly expected the decision. It nonetheless was a very disappointing decision an..."
"As Dr. King said -- I will paraphrase -- wait almost always means never. It's always the right time to try to do the right thing."
"At the end of the day, the only people we can count on are ourselves, the voters of California."
"It's inevitable that that's the same narrative of this."
"If you change the law that's one thing; the courts adjudicate the constitutionality of that law. But if you change the constitution, what role does the court have now in terms of adjudicating whether ..."
"Well, I mean, the question in front of the court now and the question that they're willing to adjudicate is the validity of Proposition 8."