State Watch

Sheetz after Sheetz: An epilogue from El Dorado County

When George Sheetz asked for permission to place a modest manufactured home on his rural property in El Dorado County, California, the County demanded that he pay $23,420 for county-wide traffic impro...

2026-07-14

Cruel Attack on California’s Immigrant Communities: Attorney General Bonta Slams Trump Administration’s New Public Charge Rule

July 16, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today slammed the Trump Administration’s decision to eliminate regulations governing who is...

2026-07-16

Attorney General Bonta Announces $29.6 Million Settlement with Glenmark over Conspiracy to Inflate Pharmaceutical Prices and Limit Competition

July 16, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] you bought certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between May 1, 2009, and December 31, 2019, you could be eligible fo...

2026-07-16

Attorney General Bonta, Newsom Administration Take Legal Action Against Local Governments for Failing to Comply with California’s Housing Element Law

July 16, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] local governments were provided multiple opportunities to comply before enforcementOAKLAND— California Attorney General Rob Bonta and...

2026-07-16

California Sends Notice of Intent to File Second Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Unlawful Offshore Wind Lease Buyouts

July 16, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Energy Commission (CEC) Chair David Hochschild today sent aNotice of Intent ...

2026-07-16

Attorney General Bonta Moves to Intervene in Lawsuit Against Trump Administration to Protect Onshore Wind Energy Projects

July 16, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general inmoving to interveneinRenewable Northwest...

2026-07-16

Attorney General Bonta Sounds the Alarm on Tactics from Predatory Lenders to Evade State Consumer Protection Laws, Alerts Federal Financial Regulators

July 15, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sent two letters to financial regulators sounding the alarm over attempts by predatory ...

2026-07-15

Governor Newsom warns that lenders must provide timely and fair payouts to LA fire survivors

2026-07-15

Governor Newsom announces appointments 7.14.2026

2026-07-15

That’s Not All Folks: Attorney General Bonta Files Emergency Motion to Immediately Block Warner Bros./Paramount Merger

July 13, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing amotion for a temporary restraining...

2026-07-14