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CA Senate panel backs juvenile parole board appointee Riddle

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After addressing her LGBTQ critics head-on during her confirmation hearing Wednesday, California juvenile parole board member Phlunté Riddle won the unanimous backing of the state Senate Rules Committee.

Among those voting 5-0 in support of Riddle March 17 were lesbian state Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), who chairs the committee, and gay Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz).

Riddle has been serving on the Board of Juvenile Hearings since being named to it by Governor Gavin Newsom in October 2019. The position, for which Riddle earns $159,068 a year, requires confirmation by the state Senate.

Due to the COVID pandemic, Riddle's confirmation hearing had to be delayed until this month. As the Bay Area Reporter noted in a

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