Attorney General Xavier Becerra Archives

Derailed: Trump Admin Pulls $1B in Funding for California High-Speed Rail Project

May 16, 2019 9:52 pmMay 17, 2019 6:25 am

The Trump Administration’s Federal Railroad Administration announced Thursday it will not be providing California the nearly $1 billion promised for the High Speed Rail project. California “repeatedly failed to comply with the terms” of its grant, “failed to make reasonable...

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The Regulatory Zealot Behind California’s Surging Gasoline Prices

April 29, 2019 6:36 amApril 29, 2019 9:54 am

Since Gov. Gavin Newsom returned from his 3,000-mile trip to visit constituents in El Salvador, gasoline prices have risen above $4.00 a gallon, by some accounts a full $1.18 more than the national average. The governor suspects “inappropriate industry practices,”...

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California ‘Pre-Crime’ Bill to Root Out Potential Criminals

April 25, 2019 7:39 amApril 26, 2019 6:09 am

Gun Owners of California issued a dire warning this week about “pre-crime” legislation to prohibit people likely to commit a crime from owning a gun. SB 55 by Sen. Hannah Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), would create a new class of...

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California’s Role in National Politics

April 15, 2019 2:59 amApril 15, 2019 6:42 am

The State of California has long played an outsized role in national politics for a number of reasons. An oft-mentioned phrase in national politics is “What starts in California often migrates to the rest of the country” or “what starts...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom Traveling to Central America to Usurp President Trump

March 30, 2019 9:08 amApril 5, 2019 8:06 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he will be traveling to Central America in April to “meet with leaders to learn about root causes of migration and lift up the deep ties between California and Salvadoran communities.” The governor’s trip...

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Why California is Club Med For Murderers

March 18, 2019 2:05 amMarch 18, 2019 1:01 pm

A false-documented Salvadoran national calling himself Carlos Eduardo Arevalo Carranza has been arrested for the murder of Bambi Larson, 59, in San Jose. As ABC News reported, Larson suffered “extensive and deep wounds” and police tracked down the suspect by...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom Issues a Death Sentence on California’s Death Penalty

March 13, 2019 2:28 pmMarch 14, 2019 7:18 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he is granting reprieves for all death penalty murderers on California’s death row, calling the death penalty “ineffective, irreversible and immoral.” He then signed an executive order putting a moratorium on the executions of...