Legislative Analyst's Office

Attention, voters. If the ballot guide doesn't answer your questions, check out the following analysis of each of the first 12 statewide measures on the November ballot in California -- courtesy of the Legislative Analyst's office, a non-partisan body.

California's non-partisan Legislative Analyst's Office, which advises lawmakers of both parties, is used to getting some attention for its reports. But they may not be ready for the scrutiny their report on same-sex marriage's fiscal impact may have nationwide.

Under the category of "here's a story you don't see every day," The Advocate offers a preview of the LAO's report and suggests -- correctly, I believe -- that undecided voters could be convinced to oppose November's anti-gay marriage initiative if clear evidence emerges of same-sex marriage's economic benefits to the state.