| − | Milk authored one ordinance in his 11 months in office—ordering dog owners to clean up the mess their pets leave. | + | Milk authored one ordinance in his 11 months in office—ordering dog owners to clean up the mess their pets leave. Milk's biggest victory was a few weeks before his death-defeating a [[Proposition 6|referendum]] that would have barred open homosexuals from teaching in schools. Although public opinion polls predicted its passage, he mobilized enough people to vote no. Then-governor [[Ronald Reagan]] publicly opposed the Proposition which progressives used to rally support for its defeat. |