Rob Bonta – California Globe

Ninth Circuit Rebuke: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down California ‘No Vigilantes Act’ as Unconstitutional

October 15, 2026 7:05 amOctober 15, 2026 7:17 am

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously ruled Wednesday in that California’s “No Vigilantes Act” identification requirement for federal ICE officers violates the Supremacy Clause and cannot be enforced by the state against them. California Governor Gavin...

Private Prison Company GEO Group Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging California’s New Detention Center Law

October 8, 2026 7:23 amOctober 8, 2026 7:23 am

Let the lawsuits begin. Last week, the Globe reported that California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of 21 bills claiming they will increase state oversight of federal immigration enforcement, illegal immigrant detention facilities, and related law-enforcement practices inside California....

Theater Kids Have Taken Over Weather Forecasting

October 7, 2026 1:00 pmOctober 7, 2026 2:02 pm

When did radio and television meteorologists and weather forecasters become theater kids? Everyday for the last few months, a radio meteorologist broadcasting on KFBK in Sacramento has declared the sun is “blazing” and “sizzling,” dramatically declaring how hot it will...

Newsom Signs Unlawful Immigration Bills Again, After 2025 Bills Were Overturned by Ninth Circuit

September 29, 2026 1:40 pmSeptember 30, 2026 7:37 am

Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of 21 bills claiming they will increase state oversight of federal immigration enforcement, illegal immigrant detention facilities, and related law-enforcement practices inside California. You read that right – Gov. Newsom is trying...

SCOTUS Blocks Trump USPS Mail-Ballot Security Rule for Midterms, Citing Timing

September 15, 2026 10:15 amSeptember 15, 2026 10:18 am

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday night refused to lift a nationwide injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s U.S. Postal Service rule on federal mail-in ballots, leaving California’s universal vote-by-mail system, and Nevada’s, untouched less than seven weeks before the November...

San Francisco and Santa Clara Join Mamdani Suit to Block Trump’s Public Charge Green Card Rule

September 14, 2026 11:12 amSeptember 14, 2026 11:12 am

San Francisco and Santa Clara County have signed onto a New York City–led lawsuit seeking to stop a Trump administration immigration rule that would let federal officers weigh food stamps, Medicaid, housing aid and other means-tested benefits when deciding whether...

Get Flock’d: Liberal Tempe, Deep-Red Cave Creek End Camera Contracts the Same Day

August 29, 2026 2:16 pmAugust 29, 2026 2:17 pm

Two Arizona municipalities with sharply different political profiles terminated their agreements with Flock Safety on Wednesday, adding Tempe and Cave Creek to a growing list of communities leaving the company’s automated license plate reader network. Tempe shut down its 33...