Attorney General Rob Bonta – California Globe

California Suing Calexico, Costa Mesa, Half Moon Bay, Ridgecrest, and Turlock Over State ‘Affordable’ Housing Law

July 16, 2026 4:38 pmJuly 17, 2026 7:53 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and the Department of Housing and Community Development are suing the cities of Calexico, Costa Mesa, Half Moon Bay, Ridgecrest, and Turlock for failing to comply with the state’s “affordable” housing law....

Open Letter to California AG Bonta Requesting Investigation into 2026 Los Angeles Mayoral Election

July 9, 2026 1:40 pmJuly 9, 2026 1:40 pm

Via Email and Regular Mail July 9, 2026 Attorney General Rob Bonta Office of the Attorney General California Department of...

How Tax-Free Gas and Casino Exemptions Built a Political Powerhouse

May 30, 2026 5:02 amMay 30, 2026 5:02 am

In California, filling up your gas tank has gotten more expensive than usual, with prices topping $6 per gallon. While many people are tightening their budgets, tribal nations are benefiting – leveraging a regulatory double standard that is unavailable to other...

Federal Court Orders California to Pay $4.5 Million in Attorneys’ Fees in Landmark Parental Rights Win

April 1, 2026 6:00 amApril 1, 2026 11:44 am

A federal court yesterday ordered the State of California to pay $4.52 million in attorneys’ fees to Thomas More Society attorneys in Mirabelli v. Bonta, the landmark parental rights case challenging California’s policy of concealing children’s gender transitions from their...

Another Illegal California Gun Control Law Struck Down

March 23, 2026 2:36 pmMarch 23, 2026 3:11 pm

Another of California’s illegal gun laws was just struck down, and the state must pay the National Rifle Association nearly $500,000 in attorney fees. In Safari Club International v. Bonta, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California...

U.S. Supreme Court Smacks Down California’s Law Prohibiting Schools from Notifying Parents of Child Transgenderism

March 2, 2026 5:01 pmMarch 2, 2026 8:51 pm

In a huge smackdown to California Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, Superintendent Tony Thurmond, and elected Democrats, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling today blocking California’s law prohibiting schools from notifying parents if their child is transgender....

California’s Proposed 2026 Billionaire Tax Act: A Fast Track to Economic Exodus in the Golden State

February 23, 2026 5:00 amFebruary 23, 2026 5:01 am

When I arrived in California in 1990, Pete Wilson had just become governor and the state felt like morning in America all over again. Businesses were hiring, real estate hummed, and the mood was upbeat. As a conservative shaped by...