Prop. 8 backers drop challenge on wording…The state's official description of Proposition 8 on the November ballot will remain as is, a statement that the measure would eliminate same-sex couples' right to marry in California. Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle . Does the wording on the ballot pamphlet ‘make a big difference’ for voters in California? How many people actually ‘read’ the small print of the mailer and ballot descriptive?

California's population is growing, it's aging and its ethnic diversity is increasing, and that means the state must invest more in education, infrastructure and services for the elderly or face a crisis in the not-too-distant future, according to analysts at the liberal California Budget Project and other demographic experts. Tyche Hendricks in the San Francisco Chronicle . Or we can tax the upper-class citizens ‘out of California’, and create an entire state of socialized members and resident.

A determined crowd of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's delegates - preparing to head to the Democratic Party's national convention in Denver - have begun gathering signatures to ensure her name is placed into nomination, insisting their effort won't take spotlight off presumed Democratic nominee Barack Obama. Carla Marinucci in the San Francisco Chronicle . This is not a good sign for Barack Obama.

Commuters no longer face the threat of a congestion-based toll on the Golden Gate Bridge, which could have pushed the cost of crossing the span to at least $7. But in its place, drivers parking at meters along the route to the bridge - including on Lombard Street and Van Ness Avenue - will face varying rates that rise during the busiest hours and are designed to increase turnover and push long-term parkers to lots and garages. Michael Cabanatuan in the San Francisco Chronicle

Researchers at UC Berkeley have invented a light-deflecting technique that could one day render objects invisible. Tom Abate in the San Francisco Chronicle . The arrival of The Invisible Man and Woman. “I was at church, I was just invisible to those attending that day.”

Though it hasn't got much notice, there's now fairly wide agreement that the number of illegal immigrants in the United States has declined by a hefty 10 percent or more in the past year or so. Peter Schrag in the Sacramento Bee . Bad economy hits everyone, including those who are illegally here to do the work Americans will not, cannot do. I’m thinking we have more people considering this work as a career in today’s economy.

Buoyed by the success of a six-month program to reduce graffiti in Pico Rivera and unincorporated Whittier, Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina will ask her colleagues today to approve a measure that would allow authorities to hold taggers -- and their parents - liable for civil damages. Andrew Blankstein in the Los Angeles Times . Good!

He worshipped alongside Chinese Christians and sang "Amazing Grace." But what happened outside the church says more about the state of the millions of Christians in China. Earlier that morning, the pastor of an illegal underground Christian church, Hua Huiqi, was detained by police as he was biking to the service that Mr. Bush was to attend. His whereabouts are still unknown. Mr. Hua's brother, who was briefly detained, said Mr. Hua only wanted to worship at the church where he was baptized. Wall Street Journal . Are we believing the TV’s presentation of China?