<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[clerk - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>clerk - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:15:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/clerk/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Newsom Expresses His Distaste for San Diego's Most Recent Stance On Queer Marriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[When did San Diego become so...?]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2008/05/23/newsom_expresse/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24274644ad066cdcf4536a</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[california state supreme court]]></category><category><![CDATA[clerk]]></category><category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category><category><![CDATA[judge]]></category><category><![CDATA[Newsom]]></category><category><![CDATA[ruling]]></category><category><![CDATA[San Diego]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 08:49:23 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry163143_thumb-thumb-640xauto-206700.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry163143_thumb-thumb-640xauto-206700.jpg" alt="Newsom Expresses His Distaste for San Diego's Most Recent Stance On Queer Marriage"><p>When did San Diego become so...? </p>

<p>After this month's historic <a href="http://sfist.com/2008/05/15/court_strikes_d.php">ruling</a> that will allow <a href="http://sfist.com/2008/05/15/city_attorney_d.php">the gays</a> to <a href="http://sfist.com/2008/05/16/breaking_news_p.php">legally wed</a> in the state of California,  San Diego County Clerk Gregory Smith let it slip that he would "consider allowing clerks to bow out of processing such marriages if they had moral or religions objections." Which? He can't do.</p>

<p>And <a href="http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wned/news.newsmain?action=article&amp;ARTICLE_ID=1283750">that's</a> illegal, isn't it? That whole church/state overlap thing? Didn't we already go over <a href="http://sfist.com/2008/05/20/sensitive_juide.php">this</a>, that not performing a same-sex wedding might lead a government worker to lose their job?</p>

<p>Anyway, once Newsom heard about San Diego's latest stance on gay marriage, he waved his finger in the air, cocked his head back and forth, and <a href="http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wned/news.newsmain?action=article&amp;ARTICLE_ID=1283750">shrieked</a>:</p>

<blockquote>If you don't want to provide a marriage certificate and you've got a job that does that, then you should think twice about why you got the job in the first place and maybe you should get a new job...[t]alk about a slippery slope, Mr. County Clerk down in San Diego.</blockquote>

<p>Not very good for business, San Diego. Gay marriages = gay dollars.</p><i>meh</i>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>