California State Sen. Roy Ashburn (R) Bakersfield, 55, entered a no-contest plea to drunken driving charges today in Sacramento Superior Court and was immediately sentenced to two days in jail, three years probation, was fined $480, and ordered to pay $2,000 in various costs.

The senator later admitted that he had been at Faces, the popular midtown gay bar. Ashburn later acknowledged that he was homosexual, despite opposing homosexual rights measures over the course of his 14-year career in the Legislature.

Prosecutors said Ashburn's blood alcohol content tested at .14, nearly double the legal limit of .08.

Under the terms of his probation, Hom ordered Ashburn not to drive a vehicle with any measurable amounts of alcohol in his system, to obey all laws, to not refuse a chemical test, to not drive unless validly licensed and to attend a first-time DUI program. Clancey said the program will likely be for 30 days.

Ashburn also faces a 30-day suspension of his driver's license, pending a Department of Motor Vehicles hearing. His license also will be restricted for six months after that, allowing him only to drive to and from work.