Indio / tax rebate / same sex marriage

There’s a Special Meeting here, Monday, June 23, with invited guests from the wider community, to discuss ‘what is going on in Indio’.
Indio City Council meeting packets and actions(dating back to 1930!) can be viewed from the City Clerk's web page. Current Council meetings are video-taped for play on Time Warner channel 17 on Fridays at 9 a.m. and Sundays at 8 p.m. They are also sometimes placed on-demand on TW channel 110.


The discussion topics for our Regular Meeting on June 30, 2008, meeting are:

1. Federal tax rebate - What is the source of the funds used for the Federal tax rebate? What will you do with the money? Will the rebate help our economy?
2. Should same sex couples be allowed to marry? Why do we care? Will the voters approve the constitutional amendment in November?

Regarding item #1:
Wikipedia article
NPR: Are Consumers Spending or Saving?
IRS: Rebate information

Regarding item #2:
Wikipedia article
Desert Sun: Legal minefield awaits gay marriages

Church & state / California budget / July 4th

The discussion topics for the 6/16/08 meeting are:

1. Is there a separation of church and state in the US?
2. Should California cut services, borrow funds secured by future lottery collections, or increase sales tax to balance its budget for the 2008-2009 fiscal year?
3. Added: 4^th of July, What does it mean to us today?

Regarding item #1

Wikipedia: separation of church and state

Regarding item #2Google: CA budget

Regarding item #3
Wikipedia: Patriotism , Liberty and Freedom
Wikiquote: Patriotism