1996 - a state law makes gay marriage illegal

2008 - voters pass a proposition to amend the state constitution defining marriage as "only a union of one man and one woman."

2010 - an immigration related state law is passed that almost ensures harassment of hispanic/latin looking residents, legal or not.

today (8 Jan 2011) - some freakin' political crazy person shot Gabby, one of the very few moderate, accessible, and genuinely friendly congress members in the country.