Prop 8?

The gov and any other government official are active until they finish their term of office. It matters

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From what I have read, the state officials have declined to appeal the ruling. Thus, the question remains whether the intervenors, i.e. the proponents of proposition 8, have standing to appeal.

I am not convinced this matters. These state officials are being replaced, the new officials will be in place a few weeks after the hearing. I dont see why the court would want to get in the middle of that, and so would wait to rule until after the state has the opportunity to enter an appeal after the change of command.

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The gov and any other government official are active until they finish their term of office. It matters

You seem to have missed the point. The court has the ability to remove this current government from deciding the issue, and has reason to do so.

In addition to any issues appellants wish to raise on appeal, appellants are directed to include in their opening brief a discussion of why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of Article III standing. See Arizonans For Official English v. Arizona, 520 U.S. 43, 66 (1997).