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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. He was instrumental in the defeat of The Briggs Initiative that would have barred open homosexuals from teaching positions in his district. Although public opinion polls predicted its passage, he was able to mobilize enough people to vote no. Then-governor [[Ronald Reagan]] publicly opposed the Proposition which progressives used to enable its defeat.
Milk's biggest victory was a few weeks before his death-defeating a 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.
==Sexual Predator==
==Sexual Predator==