Prop. 60 Advocates Say Statewide Condom Law Needed To Curb Rising Threat Of STDs
However opponents in the adult film industry say it is "a harmful law couched in rescue rhetoric that stands to benefit one man at the expense of the entire state and the population it’s intended to protect."
LA Daily News:
Prop. 60 Puts Condoms On Porn Actors, But Critics Say It’s A Barrier To Business
On one side of the debate of Proposition 60 stands an AIDS advocacy organization that says a statewide law is needed to keep adult film performers safe from sexually transmitted diseases.On the other side are the adult film performers themselves. They say such a law will endanger their livelihood. (Abram, 10/11)
In other ballot news —
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
Gavin Newsom, Prop. 64 Proponent, Makes His Case For Legalizing Pot
California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom might seem an unlikely choice to be campaigning for marijuana legalization, given that he doesn’t like pot and says he’s never tried it. (Mason, 10/11)