SANTA ANA, Calif.—A federal judge in Santa Ana March 21 rejected the city of Huntington Beach’s bid for a temporary restraining order preventing the state from enforcing its affordable housing laws. U.S. District Judge Fred Slaughter ruled that the city would not have any chance of winning on any of the constitutional challenges it filed…
Federal Judge Rejects Huntington Beach’s Requested Injunction to Stop Housing Law
March 22, 2023
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California to Crack Down on TikTok, Launches Investigation Into Kids’ Mental Health Crisis
March 14, 2023
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta has launched an investigation—along with a handful of other states—of China-based TikTok, regarding the social media platform’s potential involvement in the worsening U.S. mental health crisis among children. This month, the attorney general’s office announced an investigation into what it said was the platform’s negative impact on children and young…
California AG’s Lawmaker Wife Recuses Herself from Overseeing Husband’s Budget
February 20, 2023
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Assemblywoman Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) recused herself Feb. 19 from overseeing discussions on her husband Attorney General Rob Bonta’s Department of Justice budget after a media and public firestorm erupted over her refusal to do so last week. Bonta issued a statement Sunday removing herself as chair of a budget subcommittee from all matters directly pertaining…
California Assemblywoman Casts Aspersions of Racism, Sexism in Response to Conflict-of-Interest Allegations
February 14, 2023
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California Assemblywoman Mia Bonta (D-Oakland)—the wife of state Attorney General Rob Bonta—insinuated racism and sexism may be behind conflict-of-interest allegations over her appointment to chair a budget subcommittee which oversees Department of Justice and public safety spending. Official portrait of Mia Bonta, assemblywoman for California’s 18th district, in 2021. (Public Domain) “Almost within my lifetime…
2 Ex-State DOJ Supervisors Charged in Embezzlement Case
January 6, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Two former supervisors from the California Department of Justice were charged Jan. 5 with embezzlement and other counts for allegedly diverting about $12,500 in government funds, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Thursday. Eric Bunde—who between January 2014 and November 2017 oversaw the Los Angeles Regional…
CA Official: Grocery Store Plastic Bags Are Not Recyclable
December 30, 2022
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Since California adopted the nation’s first ban on single-use plastic shopping bags in 2014, most grocery stores have turned to thicker, reusable plastic bags that are supposed to be recyclable. But Attorney General Rob Bonta is now investigating whether the bags are truly recyclable as required by law. “We’ve all been to the store…
Think Those Bags Are Recyclable? California Says Think Again
December 30, 2022
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Since California adopted the nation’s first ban on single-use plastic shopping bags in 2014, most grocery stores have turned to thicker, reusable plastic bags that are supposed to be recyclable. But Attorney General Rob Bonta is now investigating whether the bags are truly recyclable as required by law. “We’ve all been to the store…
California Sues Chemical Manufacturers Claiming Damage to Public Health, Environment
November 14, 2022
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing several major chemical companies citing permanent damage to public health and the environment. The lawsuit targets manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—or PFAS. DuPont and 3M Company are among those named in the lawsuit filed in the state Superior Court in Alameda Nov. 10. The attorney general’s office…
California AG Bonta Details Fentanyl Seizures & Arrests Since April 2021
October 12, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—California Attorney General Rob Bonta Oct. 12 announced the seizure of over 4 million fentanyl pills and almost 900 pounds of fentanyl powder, along with over 200 related arrests throughout the state since April 2021. “Throughout the nation, we continue to address the impacts of the opioid crisis, and have in recent years seen…
California Attorney General to Investigate Los Angeles Redistricting Process After Audio Leak
October 12, 2022
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State Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Oct. 12 that his office will investigate the City of Los Angeles’s redistricting process—in light of the recent leak of a racially charged conversation between three city councilors and the head of a labor union. The investigation is the latest development in the public’s reaction to the recording that was…
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