Same-sex marriage ruling also victory for SF mayor (AP)

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom applauds during a rally inside City Hall in San Francisco, Thursday, May 15, 2008 after the California State Supreme Court ruled in favor of the right for same sex couple to wed.  The city of San Francisco, two dozen gay and lesbian couples and gay rights groups sued in March 2004 after the court halted the monthlong wedding march that took place when Mayor Newsom opened the doors of City Hall to same-sex marriages. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Hours before the California Supreme Court issued its decision on gay marriage, Mayor Gavin Newsom heard rumblings that the justices would uphold the state's ban.