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22 10, 2020

Governor Newsom Nominates Openly Gay Justice to Serve On California Supreme Court

By JRL Charts|2025-12-14T19:44:36-08:00October 22nd, 2020|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: California Judicial System, california lgbtq news, Governor Newsom, Justice Martin Jenkins, lgbt politics, nominated California Supreme Court, openly gay black justice|

SACRAMENTO, CA — (10-22-20) — Governor Newsom nominated the first openly gay Black American justice to serve on the California Supreme Court. Justice Martin Jenkins, who serves as judicial appointments secretary to the governor, has now been nominated to serve on the state’s highest court. If confirmed, Newsom’s office said Justice Jenkins would be the [...]

3 03, 2020

Biden wins the South including Texas, but Sanders wins California

By JRL Charts|2025-12-14T19:45:02-08:00March 3rd, 2020|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Bernie Sanders, california lgbtq news, democratic primaries, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden sweeps Super Tuesday, politics, presidential election 2020, primary election results|

LAS VEGAS — (03-03-20) — Joe Biden sweeps key Southern states on Super Tuesday but Bernie Sanders won California which was a huge prize. Former Vice President Joe Biden won the primaries in Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Texas and ended the night with the most delegates. Bernie Sanders won the [...]

4 07, 2019

6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern California on 4th of July

By JRL Charts|2025-12-14T19:45:13-08:00July 4th, 2019|Categories: Gay Adult News, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines USA & Worldwide | JRL CHARTS|Tags: 6.4 magnitude earthquake, california lgbtq news, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, Ridgecrest 6.4-magnitude earthquake, U.S. Geological Survey|

RIDGECREST, CA — (07-04-19) — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake violently shook Southern California on Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden said. The 6.4 magnitude earthquake was felt as far as Las Vegas. In fact here at the JRL CHARTS offices, the magnitude of that 6.4 earthquake was felt and in Hollywood, California, the CNN [...]

17 06, 2019

California Defies Trump, Raises PRIDE Flag on Capitol Building

By JRL Charts|2025-12-14T19:45:25-08:00June 17th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: anti-LGBTQ policy, california lgbtq news, Donald Trump’s Policies & Scandals: The Latest from LGBT Politics USA, Gavin Newsom, mike pence, PRIDE flag, PRIDE month, rainbow pride flag, state department, Trump administration|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics USA SACRAMENTO, CA — (06-17-19) — California joins the Trump defiance club by raising the Rainbow PRIDE flag over the state capitol's building. California Gov. Gavin Newsom had the rainbow pride flag raised at the state Capitol on Monday for the first time in state's [...]

6 02, 2018

Judge Rules In Favor of California Baker Who Refused Cake to Same-Sex Couple

By JRL Charts|2025-12-14T19:45:49-08:00February 6th, 2018|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: california judge, california lgbtq news, constitutional protection, in favor of defendant, ken county judge, lgbt politics, Mireya and Eileen Rodriguez-Del Rio, Patricia Ziegler-Lopez, religion and lgbtq, rules, same-sex marriage cake|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer BAKERSFIELD - A Kern County judge ruled yesterday in favor of Tastries Bakery owner Cathy Miller, who refused to design a wedding cake for an already-married same-sex couple in 2017. In fact Miller was facing discrimination charges filed by the state. Miller filed an opposition brief in January 2018 and [...]

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