SAN DIEGO—Five people were arrested during a countywide law enforcement operation aimed at capturing human traffickers, it was announced Dec. 8. Operation Home for the Holidays was conducted over three days this week in San Diego, National City, and Santee by the multi-agency San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force. In an effort to identify traffickers…

SAN DIEGO—A four-day anti-human trafficking operation in San Diego County resulted in 30 arrests of people accused of responding to advertisements offering sexual services, the California Attorney General’s Office said Nov. 7. The initiative dubbed Operation Century Week was carried out in Encinitas, National City, San Diego, Santee, and other local areas between Nov. 1–4,…

Some plastic bag companies that sell their products in California will have to prove their bags are recyclable or face enforcement actions, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Nov. 2. California banned single-use plastics this year and most bags indicate they are recyclable by displaying a “chasing arrows” symbol or labeled with 100 percent recyclable…

LOS ANGELES—California Attorney General Rob Bonta and other state attorneys general Oct. 26 sent a letter demanding that Albertsons delay a $4 billion payout to stockholders until state and federal regulators complete their review of its proposed merger with Kroger. Albertsons and Kroger employ more than 700,000 workers in communities across the country. The state…