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Tag: California attorney general

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks at a news conference Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Sacramento. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo
Posted inPolitics

Who is Xavier Becerra? What his California record reveals about Biden’s top health pick

Avatar by Ben Christopher February 22, 2021February 23, 2021

As his Senate confirmation hearings begin, a look at four different labels friends and foes apply to Becerra, the California attorney general nominated to head the nation’s sprawling network of public health and welfare agencies.

Sara Kruzan sits for a portrait in Coto de Caza on Jan. 14, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters
Posted inJustice

Victims behind bars: Trafficking survivors still struggle despite state laws

Byrhonda Lyons by Byrhonda Lyons January 27, 2021January 26, 2021
President Donald Trump; Former State Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr; Anne Werrnikoff, CalMatters
Posted inJustice

California’s bill for fighting Trump in court? $41 million so far

Byrhonda Lyons by Byrhonda Lyons January 22, 2021January 21, 2021
Assemblymember Shirly Weber has been named California Secretary of State after current Secretary Alex Padilla was named to the U.S. Senate this morning. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters; Wikimedia Commons
Posted inPolitics

Newsom’s two big picks make history for California by advancing Latino and Black Democrats

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall December 22, 2020December 23, 2020
Posted inCoronavirus

Can California protect COVID-19 vaccine from cheaters and fraudsters?

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra December 15, 2020December 15, 2020
Voting Centers opened across Los Angeles County, including Grand Central Market, on October 24, 2020. Voters can drop-off ballots or vote in person before Nov. 3rd. Photo Credit by Los Angeles County via Flickr
Posted inVotebeat

Counties, cops making sure you’re safe at the polls

Lewis Griswold by Lewis Griswold October 30, 2020November 2, 2020
A voter drops her ballot into the box at San Francisco City Hall on Super Tuesday 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

California ballot battles heat up

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven October 13, 2020October 13, 2020
Vehicles including Foster Farms trucks enter and exit the Foster Farms facility located at 1000 Davis Street in Livingston, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Photo by Andrew Kuhn, Merced Sun-Star
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Foster Farms processing plant in California ordered to shut down over COVID-19 outbreak

by Manuela Tobias August 28, 2020September 2, 2020
DACA recipient Flor Martinez attends a rally following President Trump's rescinding of the program in 2017. Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he could not halt the program, affects nearly 200,000 California 'Dreamers.' Photo by Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group
Posted inImmigration

Supreme Court bars Trump from ending DACA — what it means for California ‘Dreamers’

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn June 18, 2020July 1, 2020
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra
Posted inWhatMatters

AG Becerra shifts on policing practices

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven June 16, 2020June 17, 2020

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