If confirmed, Martin Jenkins would be the court’s first gay Black member. Plus, California is the 6th happiest state, and Uber and Lyft spend nearly $100 million trying to overturn a state law that would make them classify drivers as employees. I’m Winston Gieseke, philanthropy and special sections editor for The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, welcoming you to the new week by offering up some of the top headlines in our hot but awesome state of California. In California brings you top Golden State stories and commentary from across the USA TODAY Network and beyond. Get it free, straight to your inbox . Newsom nominates first openly gay Black man to state Supreme Court Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated former civil rights attorney Martin Jenkins, 66, to the California Supreme Court on Monday. If confirmed, he would be the court’s first gay member and the third Black person to serve on it. Jenkins, who declines to describe himself as conservative or liberal, grew up in San Francisco. He has said his family wasn’t poor but they did not have a lot of extra income. After graduating from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1980, Jenkins worked […]
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