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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In 1977, Cynthia Bonta was among 3,000 people who locked arms and tried in vain to prevent 400 riot police from evicting the mostly Asian tenants of a hotel near San Francisco’s Financial District so developers could build a parking garage. More than four decades later, her son Rob Bonta stood […]

Good morning. After months of speculation, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced Rob Bonta, a Democratic state lawmaker, as his pick to become the next attorney general. “Rob represents what makes California great — our desire to take on righteous fights and reverse systematic injustices,” Mr. Newsom said Wednesday afternoon in a statement. The job

The editorial board operates independently from the U-T newsroom but holds itself to similar ethical standards. We base our editorials and endorsements on reporting, interviews and rigorous debate, and strive for accuracy, fairness and civility in our section. Disagree? Let us know. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointment of five-term Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Alameda, as attorney general is inspired. Bonta,

Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement Wednesday, California Democrats offered words of praise and encouragement for Assemblyman Rob Bonta, who will not only be California’s top cop, but the first Filipino to hold the office. Here’s what lawmakers and other political leaders had to say about Bonta’s appointment: “Assemblymember Bonta’s commitment to justice and equity was

Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that Democratic Assemblyman Rob Bonta is the person he has nominated to replace the state’s previous Attorney General Xavier Becerra Becerra, as most know, was confirmed last Thursday as President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Health and Human Services. As the outgoing AG’s confirmation began to move forward there was much speculation about who the governor might pick as

SACRAMENTO —  Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday appointed Democratic Assemblyman Rob Bonta as California attorney general, picking a leading advocate for criminal justice reform who has campaigned to abolish the death penalty and eliminate cash bail for many offenses. If confirmed by the state Legislature, Bonta, a resident of Alameda, will be the first Filipino American

CALIFORNIA is set to have its first Filipino American attorney general. Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Alameda), who became the first Fil-Am in the state Legislature, is making history again after Governor Gavin Newsom nominated him to be the next chief law enforcement officer on Wednesday, March 24. “Thank you, Governor Newsom, for the privilege and honor