Attorney General Rob Bonta – Page 7

LA Supes Leave Gascon Alone After Facilitating the Ouster of Elected Sheriff

June 19, 2023 2:36 amJune 19, 2023 2:37 am

Last summer, by a 4 to 1 vote the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors put a county charter amendment on the ballot that would allow them to fire the sheriff despite his being separately elected to run the independent...

California Endowment Advocacy, Communications, Etc. Grants Dwarf Others

June 14, 2023 12:53 pmJune 14, 2023 6:14 pm

$50,000 dollars – That’s what The California Endowment awarded in grants specifically to “make health insurance accessible to all in California.” $70,000,000 dollars, at least – That’s what the Endowment spent on advocacy, organizing, media, communications, empowerment, etc. grants. The...

Sen. Wiener’s Affordable Housing Mandate for Cities Extended

May 31, 2023 5:46 pmMay 31, 2023 5:46 pm

Turning all of California into San Francisco one bill at a time seems to be Senator Scott Wiener’s goal. Sen. Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced gleefully today that the Senate passed his Senate Bill 423, legislation to extend his SB 35...

17 New California Bills on ‘Reproductive Justice’ & ‘Abortion Rights’

March 13, 2023 3:50 pmMarch 13, 2023 3:50 pm

The California Legislative Women’s Caucus and the California Future of Abortion Council announced their 2023 bill package on “reproductive justice” and abortion rights Monday. “The ‘California Future of Abortion Council’ (CA FAB Council) is comprised of reproductive freedom and sexual...

Assemblywoman Mia Bonta Wags Her Finger in Reporter’s Face When Questioned About Conflict of Interest

February 20, 2023 9:01 amFebruary 20, 2023 2:08 pm

In the absence of any political opposition in California, with Democrats fully enjoying their supermajority in the California Legislature, it’s satisfying to see a State Capitol journalist grill a politician on blatantly unethical behavior, and attempt to hold one accountable....

UPDATE: CA Sen. Dianne Feinstein Announces She Won’t Run for Re-election

February 14, 2023 6:45 pmFebruary 14, 2023 6:48 pm

UPDATED below: U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.), who is 89 (soon to be 90), announced she will not run for re-election, ending months/years of speculation and rumors. She has held the Senate seat for 30 years, first elected in 1992....

Gov. Newsom, Democrats Targeting Legal Gun Owners Rather than Felons in New Bill

February 1, 2023 2:43 pmFebruary 1, 2023 4:48 pm

“Had Senate Bill 2 or its predecessor Senate Bill 918 been in effect it would not have stopped the tragic incidents it claims to, but it would put more Californians in harms way.” That is what Rick Travis of the...