California Department of Justice

Actual Crime Policy by Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton

August 18, 2026 5:00 amAugust 18, 2026 5:01 am

FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting data released on Friday for 2025 shows 2024 to 2025 marked the largest year-to-year decline in violent crime rates since FBI estimations began in 1936. Yet even with this good national news, absolute crime rates remain...

FBI Crime Report: Largest Year-to-Year Decline in Violent Crime Rates Since FBI Estimations Began in 1936

August 17, 2026 6:30 amAugust 17, 2026 7:02 pm

FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting data released on Friday for calendar year 2025 shows 2024 to 2025 marked the largest year-to-year decline in violent crime rates since FBI estimations began in 1936. Even with the significant decline in violent and property...

Republican Study Committee Slams Gov. Newsom’s Response to Trump CA Visit

August 5, 2026 4:04 pmAugust 5, 2026 4:04 pm

President Trump’s visit to California this week, and Governor Gavin Newsom’s childish response, elicited reactions from the Republican Study Committee’s California Members. Governor Newsom’s response on X likely was penned by his PR flaks, but attributed to the governor: Donald...

As AG, Xavier Becerra Prevented California Housing

July 12, 2026 8:00 amJuly 12, 2026 8:22 am

Xavier Becerra is now running for Governor of California, decrying the high cost and low supply of housing, yet Becerra is a big cause of that problem. As California Attorney General, Becerra headed the California Department of Justice, and utilized...

AG Bonta Wants Los Angeles County Juvenile Halls Under Receivership

July 23, 2025 6:42 pmJuly 23, 2025 6:42 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Wednesday that he is asking the Los Angeles County Superior Court to place Los Angeles County’s juvenile halls into a receivership following the County’s repeated failure to adhere to a 2021 settlement because of...

AG Rob Bonta’s ‘Forced Reset Triggers’ Remain Illegal Under CA Law Despite DOJ Deal Ending Ban

June 3, 2025 2:01 pmJune 3, 2025 2:01 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that he has issued another law enforcement bulletin that “forced reset triggers” (FRTs) remain illegal under California law, despite the Trump Justice Department deal that ends the ban. Forced reset triggers, which are...

Where Does Gascon Go From Here?

April 25, 2024 3:35 pmApril 25, 2024 6:49 pm

The announcement by California Attorney General Rob Bonta of the filing of nearly a dozen charges against Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon’s chief of ethics and integrity Diana Teran has thrown a huge wrench in Gascon’s re-election quest. While...