California to Make Large Investment to Combat Organized Retail Crime

California to Make Large Investment to Combat Organized Retail Crime

Sacramento, CA…Today Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state is poised to make the largest-ever single investment to combat organized retail crime — $267,118,293. As part of a competitive grant process, staff are recommending the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) award funding to 55 local law enforcement agencies across California. If approved by the Board, the […]

Attorney General Bonta’s Sponsored Bill to Curtail Concealed Carry Freedoms Moves to Governor’s Desk

Attorney General Bonta’s Sponsored Bill to Curtail Concealed Carry Freedoms Moves to Governor’s Desk

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement after Senate Bill 2, authored by Senator Anthony Portantino and co-sponsored by Attorney General Bonta and Governor Newsom, was passed by the Assembly and Senate and sent to Governor Newsom for signature: “Addressing gun violence is critical to protecting public safety,” said Attorney General Rob Bonta. “Thoughts […]

Attorney General Bonta Says Parental Notification Endangers LGBTQ+ Students’ Civil Rights

Attorney General Bonta Says Parental Notification Endangers LGBTQ+ Students’ Civil Rights

Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement following the Rocklin Unified School District School Board’s (Board) decision to implement a mandatory gender identity disclosure policy targeting transgender and gender-nonconforming students on September 6, 2023. Similar to other forced outing policies recently enacted by certain school districts, the policy requires schools to inform parents, with minimal […]

Governor Newsom on California State Senate Passing “Right to Safety Resolution”

Governor Newsom on California State Senate Passing “Right to Safety Resolution”

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement after the California State Senate approved the Right to Safety Resolution, the Governor’s proposal to ensure the people’s elected representatives can determine what gun safety laws are appropriate for their communities and to enshrine fundamental, broadly supported gun safety measures into law. Authored by Senator Aisha Wahab […]

Announces Lawsuit Challenging Chino Valley Unified School District’s Parental Notification Policy

Announces Lawsuit Challenging Chino Valley Unified School District’s Parental Notification Policy

Los Angeles, CA…California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit to immediately halt the enforcement of the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education’s (Board) mandatory gender identity disclosure policy. The policy, adopted in July, requires schools to inform parents, with minimal exceptions, whenever a student requests to use a name or pronoun different from that on […]

Justice Department Sues SpaceX for Discriminating Against Asylees and Refugees in Hiring

Justice Department Sues SpaceX for Discriminating Against Asylees and Refugees in Hiring

Washington, DC…The Justice Department filed a lawsuit  against Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for discriminating against asylees and refugees in hiring. The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider them, because of their citizenship status, in violation […]