[6][7] In the summer of 2014, months before the historic 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, Zbur met with boardmembers to assess the organization, its priorities and its place in the LGBT civil rights landscape.

From Marriage Equality USA, EQCA subsumed both the local chapters of MECA throughout California, as well as hiring their volunteer leadership to become the field staff.

Let California Ring produced the well-received "Garden Wedding" ad, which aired only in the Santa Barbara media market as part of a study of the effect of various messages on public opinion.

It was credited with an 11-point jump in support for same-sex marriage in the study area, and, in fact, Santa Barbara was the only county in Southern California to vote against Proposition 8 in 2008.

[42] In September 2016, that requirement of 100-percent support led Equality California to take the unusual step of revoking its endorsement of six state legislators, following their abstentions or opposition in a key vote on SB 1146.

[44] Equality California's Federal PAC works to elect LGBT and pro-LGBT candidates to congressional office and the White House through endorsements and direct advocacy.