Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.

In California, two petition drives for next year's election are " essentially finished, " says David Schmidt, author of " Citizen Lawmakers. "
Two petition drives in California for next year are done says David Schmidt.

On the other hand, the reformers have not shown that they can consistently win the confidence of the public, which remains very wary of legalization of any drug--even marijuana.
The reformers show they consistently win the public's confidence, but they remain wary of drug legalization--even marijuana.

After years of neglect, when it served only the lake's loading docks, railway depots, and factories, the waterfront has become a major attraction for Torontonians at play.

when it served only the lake's loading docks, depots, and factories, the waterfront has become an attraction for Torontonians

