Mayor Newsom and Governor Paterson Join Forces

Funds raised to support a California ban on same-sex marriage are outpacing funds to defeat the ban and keep gay marriage by nearly a third, so San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will head to New York on Thursday to seek cash.
Newsom will host a fundraising event with New York State Gov. David Paterson. Tickets are going for $5,000 per person.
Paterson has been a longtime supporter of marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples. The New York Assembly last year passed a marriage equality bill, but it has stalled in the GOP-dominated Senate.