February 3, 2021 Op-Ed: Appoint Justice Liu as AG—The Future of California’s Children Depends On It By Samuel Nuñez Our youth bear the brunt of the racist, divisive rhetoric that has plagued the political arena for the last four years, and change is now upon us. Read More 4
February 3, 2021 Silicon Valley Lawmaker, DA Among Contenders for AG By The Fly About a dozen people are jockeying for the role, including two local leaders with differing views about how to tackle criminal justice reform. Read More 6
February 1, 2021 Op-Ed: Ash Kalra Should Be California’s Next AG By Molly O'Neal, Manohar Raju, Oscar Bobrow, Tracie Olson, David Epps, Michael Ogul and Sajid A. Khan Public defenders are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to name the Silicon Valley lawmaker—a former defense attorney—to the AG post. Read More 9
December 23, 2020 Alex Padilla, Shirley Weber Make California History in New Roles By The Fly In Padilla and Weber, Californians get their first Latino U.S. Senator and first Black female secretary of state. Read More 6
December 15, 2020 California Attorney General Accuses Amazon of Defying Pandemic Safety Investigation By Eli Walsh, Bay City News The DOJ is seeking concrete details about infection and death counts as well as Amazon’s efforts to prevent the virus spreading in its facilities. Read More 2
December 9, 2020 Silicon Valley Players Floated for California Attorney General Job By The Fly As California AG Xavier Becerra joins Joe Biden’s cabinet as head of Health and Human Services, locals are looking ahead. Read More 20
November 19, 2020 Apple to Pay Santa Clara County $4.1 Million as Part of Multi-State ‘Batterygate’ Settlement By Keith Burbank, Bay City News Apple, which is headquartered in Cupertino, allegedly made misrepresentations about the batteries in some of its iPhones a few years ago. Read More 0
September 17, 2020 Judge Denies Motion for DA’s Recusal From CCW Case By Jennifer Wadsworth District Attorney Jeff Rosen can continue to prosecute five defendants accused of plotting to exchange bribes for hidden-gun permits. Read More 8
August 18, 2020 Silicon Valley Rep Demands Criminal Probe into Alleged Election-Rigging at USPS By Jennifer Wadsworth As calls mount for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to reverse disruptive policies, Rep. Anna Eshoo urges the California AG to investigate. Read More 6
January 16, 2020 With California’s New Privacy Law in Effect, Consumers Have More Control Over Their Data By Todd Guild The California Consumer Privacy Act empowers consumers to access information that companies collect about them online. Read More 0
January 14, 2020 AG Xavier Becerra Joins Legal Battle Over San Mateo Condos to Defend State Housing Law By Silicon Valley Newsroom Gov. Gavin Newsom said he urged the AG to intervene in the case because of its implications for the rest of the state. Read More 6
June 3, 2019 State AG Xavier Becerra Sues Trump Over Bullet Train Funds By Jaqueline McCool The California attorney geberal is accusing Trump of “trying to exact political retribution” by pulling money from the bullet train project. Read More 3
March 12, 2019 Nurses Go on Daylong Strike at St. Louise, O’Connor Hospitals By Barry Holtzclaw Tensions between the county and a local nurses union hit a flash point today, when the union called a one-day strike at two local hospitals. Read More 7
March 6, 2019 Local Agencies Wait for Courts to Rule on Police Transparency Law By The Fly A new law granting public access to police misconduct records is already changing lives, despite attempts to stifle disclosure. Read More 3
February 22, 2019 Can Reformers Trust Xavier Becerra to Police the Police? By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters When it comes to law enforcement accountability, the AG is at odds with the push by many in his own party to better police the police. Read More 6
February 18, 2019 Hearing on St. Louise, O’Connor Sales Canceled, Ruling on Their Fate Expected Any Day Now By Barry Holtzclaw There will be no court hearing of a request by AG Xavier Becerra's motion to block the sale of the two local hospitals. Read More 2