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Bonta jura como el principal policía de California que sería más duro con la policía

En las audiencias, Rob Bonta ofrece una nueva dirección para un departamento de justicia estatal que, según los progresistas, tiene reformas lentas.

By Robert Lewis and CalMatters Staff • April 21, 2021

Commentary

California sheriffs are feeling the heat

California's elected sheriffs are feeling the heat in an era of heightened activism on criminal justice reform.

By Dan Walters • April 4, 2021

WhatMatters

Mad rush for vaccine as millions become eligible

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, April 1. Future J&J supply halted Today, California’s vaccine floodgates will open to millions of people 50 and over — even as some mass vaccination sites close due to a lack of doses and health officials warn of weeks-long appointment backlogs.  Lynda Hopkins, chair of the Sonoma County Board of […]

By Emily Hoeven • April 1, 2021

Commentary

Attorney general selection was pre-ordained

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's selection of Assemblyman Rob Bonta as attorney general was an inevitable result of identity politics.

By Dan Walters • March 29, 2021

WhatMatters

Newsom’s AG pick = new criminal justice approach

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, March 25. Bonta a win for progressives By nominating Assemblymember Rob Bonta to be California’s next attorney general, Gov. Gavin Newsom is priming the state to take a significantly different approach to criminal justice — one that could help him shore up progressive support ahead of a likely recall election, […]

By Emily Hoeven • March 25, 2021

Politics

Newsom picks Rob Bonta as California’s new attorney general

Lea este artículo en español. Faced with a looming recall threat, Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated Assemblymember Rob Bonta Wednesday as California’s next attorney general, handing one of the state’s most powerful offices to a trusted political ally who will make history as the first Filipino American to hold the position.  “This is an incredibly important office […]

By Laurel Rosenhall • March 24, 2021

WhatMatters

California’s gun control laws under scrutiny

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, March 24. Microstamping debate returns As national debates over gun control reignite in the wake of a Monday mass shooting in Colorado and mass shootings last week in Georgia, California is revisiting some of its own decades-old battles to regulate firearms. Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel on Tuesday introduced a bill that […]

By Emily Hoeven • March 24, 2021

CalMatters en Español

Newsom elige a Rob Bonta como nuevo fiscal general de California

Read this article in English.     Ante una amenaza inminente de destitución, el gobernador Gavin Newsom anunció hoy que ha elegido al asambleísta Rob Bonta como el próximo fiscal general de California, entregando una de las oficinas más poderosas del estado a un aliado político de confianza que hará historia como el primer filipino estadounidense en ocupar […]

By Laurel Rosenhall • March 24, 2021

Commentary

California and the political food chain

California offers two examples of how the intergovernmental food chain works.

By Dan Walters • March 24, 2021

WhatMatters

A day of historic votes

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, March 19. Three big decisions The results of three controversial votes on Thursday could reverberate across California’s political, environmental and educational landscape for decades to come. Here’s a closer look at what’s at stake: — Ethnic studies curriculum. After heated debate that spanned four years, four drafts and more than […]

By Emily Hoeven • March 19, 2021