California community college’s LGBTQ Pride flag burned

the vacancy left by retiring Judge Benjamin Davidian, reports The Press Democrat. She follows in the path of Alameda Superior Court Judge Victoria Kolakowski, who became the first openly transgender judge in the state after she was elected to her current position in 2010. Kolakowski later praised Murdyk’s appointment on Twitter.“Andi Mudryk is a great appointment and will be a wonderful judge,” Kolakowski tweeted.

previously told The Post. “Los Angeles was more accessible.”“If she had it her way, Betty would’ve lived and died in that home [in Carmel].

Andi Mudryk is the first openly transgender judge appointed to the judicial bench in California. She will serve in Sacramento County Superior Court. Photo: Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom

Kathy A. McDonald There’s an outcome everyone involved with awards season awaits: it’s over and now it’s time to relax. From south to north, here are five pampering California spots where rest and relaxation is integral to a visit.Exclusive Retreat: Rancho Valencia Resort & SpaThere’s much to recommend at Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa in North San Diego County’s Rancho Santa Fe: the quiet, tree-lined canyon location, the 49 elegant, hacienda-style casitas with indoor and outdoor fireplaces, the top-notch spa and outdoor hydrotherapy circuit, expertly maintained hard and clay tennis courts and the clubby Pony Room, serving California cuisine highlighting local ingredients.

Simon Rattle was getting ready to leave Europe for the first time since the start of the pandemic and head to California with the London Symphony Orchestra for a residency with students at Santa Barbara’s Music Academy of the West.“It’s kind of a miracle that it’s happening,” he said.A U.S. tour started Saturday in Palo Alto, continued on to Berkeley and Costa Mesa before three concerts in Santa Barbara this week.The symphony launched its partnership with the academy in 2018 when five section principals spent 10 days teaching and picked a dozen students as fellows to work with the orchestra in London the following January.

A bill introduced in the California legislature would protect out-of-state trans youth and their families from legal action, if they come to California for gender-affirming healthcare. California State Senator Scott Wiener, a Democrat representing San Francisco, introduced the bill on Thursday, March 17.The bill would make any out-of-state judgements that aim to remove “trans kids from their parents based on parents allowing their kids to receive gender-affirming healthcare” unenforceable in California. 

Just days after the Oscars telecast, California will lift its requirements that all attendees at indoor “mega events” — such as concerts, conventions and sporting events — state officials announced today. Those measures will still be strongly recommended.

Is Lottie Moss trying out the “California sober” lifestyle across the pond?

California’s Film & Television Tax Credit 2.0 Program generated nearly $21.9 billion in economic output in the state over five years at a projected cost to taxpayers of little more than $1.5 billion, according to a new study commissioned by the Motion Picture Association, using data from the California Film Commission.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Motion Picture Association unveiled a report on Friday that calls for a vast expansion of the California film and television tax credit.The report contends that the credit generates billions of dollars in economic benefits for the state and produces a positive return in state and local tax revenue. The report advocates expanding the state credits for film and TV production and for the construction of soundstages, as well as creating a new credit for visual effects work.The report also argues for making the existing credits refundable or transferrable, which would allow studios to benefit even if they do not have tax liability in the state.The MPA represents six studios — Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros., Sony, Universal and Paramount — and has led the charge in pushing for increases in state tax credits across the country over the last two decades.

Changing up our hair colour in favour of a lighter shade for the summer months is nothing new, so it’s no surprise that one of the latest viral hair trends is a variation of that exact phenomenon. A video shared by Hollywood Hills salon Treehouse Studio has been viewed more than four million times after showcasing our new summery hair trend obsession: California brunette.

Keeping Up with the Kardashians favourite Kourtney Kardashian has shared some sizzling snaps on her pert bottom as she enjoys time at Laguna Beach, California, with her rocker beau Travis Barker. The reality favourite, 42, took to her Instagram to share the sexy picture and video of the couple's time on the beach with her 164 million followers.The cheeky snap shows Kourtney facing towards the sea and wearing a G-string swimsuit with a black sweatshirt over her top half.

Going their separate ways. After five years of marriage, Josh Flagg and Bobby Boyd have called it quits.

H.E.R. is gearing up to for her first major film role and the celebrated songstress is seriously looking forward to the opportunity to finally dive into acting.The singer spoke with ET's Lauren Zima at the Billboard Women in Music Awards at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California, on Wednesday, and opened up about being cast in the upcoming  movie, adapted from the Broadway musical.«Oh my gosh, I couldn't believe it,» the singer said of finding out she'd been tapped to play Squeak in the film.

Kathy A. McDonald One of California’s leading film festivals returns with a full slate of live screenings, industry panels and starry tributes, offering movie lovers a ray of sunshine in the gloom of COVID. The Santa Barbara Intl.

whose show will end this year — and her wife Portia de Rossi, 49, aren’t strangers to Montecito. Dirt notes the couple owns a $14.3 million ranch there, as well as a small cottage there too. Also in Montecito, a property that DeGeneres and de Rossi bought in September 2021 for $12 million off-market, which now asks $13.9 million for sale.