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With the Trump administration reportedly in talks to create an anti-fraud task force for California, state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta on Thursday vehemently denounced what he described as…
Read more Trump says California is full of fraud. Bonta says the claims are ‘reckless’WASHINGTON — President Trump’s repeated calls to “nationalize” elections drew swift resistance from California officials this week, who said they are ready to fight should the federal government attempt to…
Read more California leaders decry Trump call to ‘nationalize’ election, say they’re ready to resistCalifornia Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced Sunday that he would not run for California governor, a decision grounded in his belief that his legal efforts combating the Trump…
Read more California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta opts against running for governor. Again.California Attorney General Rob Bonta held a rare evening press conference Thursday, announcing new legal action against the Trump administration. Bonta said California was joining other states suing…
Read more California AG announces lawsuit over frozen family assistance fundsCalifornia is suing the Trump administration over its “baseless and cruel” decision to freeze $10 billion in federal funding for child care and family assistance allocated to California…
Read more California sues Trump administration over ‘baseless and cruel’ freezing of child-care fundsCalifornia Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta sued the Trump Administration Tuesday seeking to stop a federal policy change that advocates say could force 170,000 formerly homeless Americans back on…
Read more California Atty. Gen. sues Trump Administration to stop homeless housing cutsAs California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta ponders a run for governor, he faces scrutiny for his ties to people central to a federal corruption investigation in Oakland and…
Read more Pondering a run for governor, Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta faces questions about legal spendingCalifornia is once again fighting in federal court for a Jewish family’s right to have a precious Impressionist painting returned to them by a Spanish museum nearly 90…
Read more California rejoins fight over Nazi-looted painting held by Spanish museumA judge temporarily blocked California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s attempt to take over Los Angeles County’s beleaguered juvenile halls on Friday, finding that despite evidence of a “systemic…
Read more Judge pumps brakes on Bonta’s push to take over L.A. County juvenile hallsIt was late Sunday evening when President Trump got thumped with a court loss — again — by California. No, a federal judge ruled, Trump cannot command the…
Read more Commentary: So much winning. Can Bonta maintain California’s legal hot streak against Trump?The federal Office for Victims of Crime announced in the summer that millions of dollars approved for domestic violence survivors and other crime victims would be withheld from…
Read more Trump uses repeated funding cuts to pressure California, complicating state’s legal fightA federal judge on Tuesday temporarily halted a Trump administration plan to reduce disaster relief and anti-terrorism funding for states with so-called sanctuary policies for undocumented immigrants. U.S.…
Read more Judge halts Trump administration cuts to disaster aid for ‘sanctuary’ statesCalifornia Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta on Monday accused Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr of unlawfully intimidating television broadcasters into toeing a conservative line in favor of President…
Read more Bonta demands FCC chair ‘stop his campaign of censorship’ following Kimmel suspensionCalifornia’s top law enforcement official has weighed in on Monday‘s controversial U.S. Supreme Court ruling on immigration enforcement. Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta condemned the decision, which clears the…
Read more Bonta ‘disappointed’ by Supreme Court ruling on L.A. immigration raidsSACRAMENTO — Seven months into President Trump’s second term, California has filed 37 lawsuits against his administration and spent about $5 million doing it. Before you go off on a…
Read more Commentary: California has sued Trump 37 times. Here’s what’s at stake.California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta accused real estate agent Iman Shaghyan this week of increasing the price of a Beverly Hills rental by more than 30% in the…
Read more Price-gouging charges slowly mount after the fires, but some say it’s not enoughA Los Angeles smash-and-grab theft crew targeting Prada, Versace, Gucci and other high-end stores across California have been arrested by an LAPD task force and charged with 27…
Read more L.A. smash-and-grab trio who targeted Prada, Versace and Gucci charged by AG after LAPD probeCalifornia Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta on Wednesday announced new consumer tools for tenants and landlords to understand how much rent can rise each year under a state rent…
Read more How much can your rent go up in California? Check this websiteCalifornia hospitals and clinics were slow to carry out mandated training intended to combat unconscious bias among workers who care for pregnant patients, the state Department of Justice…
Read more California hospitals lagged in anti-bias training for pregnancy care providersCalifornia and other states on Tuesday sued Facebook parent company Meta over allegations that it “designed and deployed harmful features” on the main social network and its platform…
Read more California sues Facebook parent Meta over alleged harm to young people
