SACRAMENTO—California Attorney Gen. Robert Bonta June 30 banned travel using state funds to four more states because they prohibited men—sometimes called “biological males”—from competing in women’s sports. It was the last day of Pride Month. He said he was committed to standing up against discrimination in all forms. The new states under the ban are…

LOS ANGELES—A legal challenge against City Councilman Herb Wesson’s legitimacy in temporarily holding the office was able to move forward after approval by a state official last week. California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta issued an opinion June 22 authorizing a request from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California (SCLC) that challenges Wesson’s interim…

MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—All five city councilors of Mission Viejo, California, may appear on the election ballot this November, after a judge recently decided to hear a lawsuit challenging their terms next week instead of in August. While three councilors—Ed Sachs, Greg Raths, and Mayor Wendy Bucknam—were already up for re-election in November, a Mission Viejo…

MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—California Attorney General Rob Bonta May 19 gave a Mission Viejo resident the green light to sue to unseat Mayor Wendy Bucknam and councilmen Ed Sachs and Greg Raths from office on the grounds the elected officials’ terms have expired. Last month, Mission Viejo resident and retired veteran Michael Schlesinger filed a lawsuit…

The Orange County Board of Supervisors will not hear state Attorney General Rob Bonta’s opinion on the timing of recent district boundary changes, despite a request from Supervisor Katrina Foley. Orange County draws new district lines based on census data every 10 years to balance changes in population numbers in the county. In November, the…

LONG BEACH, Calif.—The California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined local officials from Long Beach, Calif., to support the current abortion policy established by Roe v. Wade—the 1973 decision that overrode the states and legalized abortion throughout the country—following the leak of a draft opinion by the U.S. Supreme Court majority that signaled a potential overturn…

COSTA MESA, Calif.—California State Attorney General Rob Bonta approved a legal challenge May 5 that seeks to remove Orange County Board of Trustee Rebecca “Beckie” Gomez from office for simultaneously serving on two elected seats whose jurisdictions overlap. Tustin resident Mike Tardif filed a quo warranto—a legal challenge questioning the ability of someone to hold…

COSTA MESA, Calif.—California State Attorney General Rob Bonta approved a legal challenge May 5 that seeks to remove Orange County Board of Trustee Rebecca “Beckie” Gomez from office for simultaneously serving on two elected seats whose jurisdictions overlap. Tustin resident Mike Tardif filed a quo warranto—a legal challenge questioning the ability of someone to hold…

The battle to determine if Orange County Board of Education Trustee Tim Shaw was illegally appointed to his position continues after the state Attorney General approved a lawsuit against him on April 7. Local resident Michael Sean Wright filed a quo warranto—a legal challenge questioning the ability of someone to hold a public office—on March…