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Sacramento Bee
3 days ago
California

California Attorney General won't decide on governor run until after election, he says

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is considering a run for governor but will not announce until after the 2024 election. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
3 months ago
East Bay (California)

Latest line: A good week for Rob Bonta, a bad week for Serranus Hastings

California attorney general Rob Bonta has raised $2 million since July, surpassing the funds raised by the top four candidates for governor.
A judge ruled that the state did not violate the law by removing the name of former attorney general Serranus Hastings from UC's law school in San Francisco. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
4 months ago
Education

California attorney general warns school districts not to adopt forced outing policies

California Attorney General Rob Bonta warns against forcing staff to out transgender students to their parents
Forced gender identity disclosure policies violate state law and students' rights [ more ]
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Mission Local
11 months ago
Mission District

CA attorney general won't prosecute SF cop who shot Keita O'Neil

The California attorney general will decline to take over the homicide case against former San Francisco police officer Christopher Samayoa, who shot and killed fleeing carjacking suspect Keita O'Neil in 2017, Mission Local has learned."They're gonna start killing more of our people," said an outraged April Green, O'Neil's aunt, who was informed in a Thursday afternoon meeting with Attorney General Rob Bonta of his plan to decline the case.
Mission Local
11 months ago
Mission District

Dozens of Banko Brown allies rally, calling for prosecution of Walgreens guard

Dozens of supporters of the Walgreens shooting victim Banko Brown rallied and marched to San Francisco City Hall Monday evening, expressing rage at video of the shooting and the decision by the district attorney today not to press charges against the security guard who shot Brown."Do you think it was murder?" chanted Nancy Robles, an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, which organized the rally.
East Bay Times
1 year ago
Education

Vice President Kamala Harris introduces new fund for Oakland-born low-income students

OAKLAND - Before celebrating the launch of a new college scholarship fund for Oakland-born, lower-income students, Vice President Kamala Harris spent a few moments Friday reflecting on the distinction between equality and equity.
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Eater SF
4 days ago
SF food

Menu Prices at California Restaurants and Bars Are About to Go Up

Restaurants and bars in California must integrate mandatory fees into menu prices due to the junk fee ban, causing a significant shift in industry practices. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
3 days ago
Left-wing politics

California AG plans how to thwart Trump with lawsuits if he wins another term

California's Attorney General Rob Bonta is preparing for potential lawsuits against Trump's second-term agenda if he defeats President Biden. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
3 weeks ago
Law

This California city passed a voter ID law. Now the attorney general is suing to block it.

California AG is suing Huntington Beach over voter ID law violation. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
1 month ago
Dining

Procurador general de CA cuestiona material de educacion sexual de grupo cristiano

The Modesto Pregnancy Center received a letter from the California Attorney General demanding proof of medically accurate and impartial sexual education provided to students.
California law requires public schools to provide comprehensive sexual health education, free from religious doctrine, at least once in high school and once in middle school. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
1 month ago
Education

Sex ed materials given to Modesto students by Christian group questioned by California AG

California Attorney General demands proof of medically accurate and unbiased sexual education from Modesto Pregnancy Center for local students.
The Pregnancy Center, a faith-based nonprofit, must respond within 20 days and provide evidence of compliance with state laws regarding sexual health education. [ more ]
Privacy professionals
Therecord
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

California AG settles with DoorDash over selling consumer data without notice

DoorDash settled charges with the California Attorney General for violating consumer privacy laws by sharing personal information without notice or consent.
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a strict privacy law that businesses must comply with, and non-compliance can lead to penalties and settlements. [ more ]
State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

Attorney General Bonta Announces Settlement with DoorDash, Investigation Finds Company Violated Multiple Consumer Privacy Laws

DoorDash settled with California AG for violating privacy laws
Businesses must disclose and offer opt-out for selling personal information [ more ]
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

California bars tech companies from complying with other states' abortion-related warrants

Washington CNN Business California is attempting to stymie abortion prosecutions in other states by making it illegal for Silicon Valley giants and other businesses based in the Golden State to hand over the personal information of abortion-seekers to out-of-state authorities.
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Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
California

Quest Diagnostics' $5M settlement: California prosecutors found lab waste, patient info in dumpsters

Quest Diagnostics settled a nearly $5 million lawsuit with the state of California and 10 district attorneys over improper disposal of hazardous medical waste and patient data.
The company conducted over 30 inspections at Quest Diagnostics labs and patient service centers and found chemicals, unredacted medical information, human waste, and hazardous waste in the company's dumpsters. [ more ]
KQED
2 years ago
California

Workers At Two Santa Cruz Starbucks Stores Vote To Unionize | KQED

Two Starbucks stores in Santa Cruz have voted to become the first in the state to unionize.
therealdeal.com
4 months ago
LA real estate

Real penalty: How Newsom Has Legitimized Builder's Remedy

Governor Gavin Newsom and California's attorney general are intervening in a case over a builder's remedy project in La Canada Flintridge.
Builder's remedy is a penalty for cities that do not have a state-approved housing plan by a deadline. [ more ]
therealdeal.com
1 year ago
LA real estate

Pasadena Rent Control Advocates Declare Victory

(Illustration by The Real Deal with Getty) With vote counts showing a widening lead, supporters of Pasadena's rent control Measure H have declared victory.This is a win for every renter, and every resident in Pasadena who is tired of watching their longtime neighbors getting priced out, Bee Rooney, a field director of the measure, said on Tuesday.
KQED
1 year ago
Healthcare

Health Secretary Xavier Becerra Visits San Francisco Hospital Fighting Off Closure | KQED

He visited the facility to observe some of the areas and processes that Laguna Honda must bring up to code in order to get recertified, such as medicine storage and cleaning, and to see how patients with mental illness and substance use disorder are cared for at the facility.Reporters were not allowed on the tour, but Becerra said he spoke to nurses and patients who told him they hope he will protect Laguna Honda.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Times columnist Bill Plaschke to be inducted into NSMA Hall of Fame

Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke was named to the National Sports Media Assn.Hall of Fame.He joins ESPN's "College GameDay" fixture Lee Corso, hockey announcer Dan Kelly and essayist Roger Angell as the 2023 inductees.Plaschke, a Louisville native and Southern Illinois University graduate, is in his 36th year working for The Times.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Police commission rules officer broke policy in fatal department store shooting

The Los Angeles police officer who inadvertently killed a teenage girl when he shot at an assailant in a North Hollywood department story late last year was justified in firing his weapon once, but was wrong to keep shooting, the city's Police Commission ruled on Tuesday.In reaching its conclusion, a divided commission broke with LAPD Chief Michel Moore, who recommended the commission find Officer William Dorsey Jones Jr.'s decision to shoot was unreasonable and violated the LAPD's policy on deadly force.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

California investigating racial bias in healthcare algorithms

The California attorney general is investigating racial bias in healthcare algorithms that can be used to help determine patient care.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Why Podcasters Buy In-Game Reward Ads; Come To TV, Ye Programmatic Powers That Be | AdExchanger

The idea is to serve mobile in-game reward ads that players click to collect some virtual loot.In exchange, the user downloads a podcast episode in the background.
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