Here's an article about the protest:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/25/us/cal...ale/index.html
And here's one about the bill "AB2047". I don't know if it's the same one, or if it's been renamed, but the proposal is exactly the same:
http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvo...hp?cs_id=30783
Thoughts on both fronts?
I personally think the bill shouldn't include race, gender, and national origin. Discrimination works both ways.