Civil Rights and Liberties

It now heads to the Assembly Floor. AB 2664 ( Bauer-Kahan) – Safe Worship Zone Act. Creates a 100-foot safe worship zone around houses of worship so...

... California Legislature's fiscal review process... And AB 1540 by gay Assemblymember Mark González (D-Los Angeles) also moved on.

“This move attacks the foundations of equal opportunity in our country,” Rep. George Whitesides, D- Calif., said in an emailed statement to FedScoop.

The California bill was conceived in response to this turbulent context. The bill's author, State Senator Henry Stern, a Democrat, was motivated by...

August 14, 2026 - OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a multistate coalition, has filed an amicus brief urging the bonta...

Sen. Sabrina Cervantes will lead the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus as part of first all-Latino leadership team in the organization's...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta holds a press conference as he... Assemblymember Chris Ward, chair of the California Legislative LGBTQ...

The Center Square reached out Thursday to CDCR for comment, as well as California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Gov. Gavin Newsom. The two...

... California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) and notified them about the 49-day timeframe. The DOJ ordered that the state...

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a... About AG Rob Bonta · History of the Office · Organization of the Office. WHAT WE...

... California. Sen. Lola Smallwood Cuevas spoke at the 2nd Annual #EchoBlackVoices: Black August Event in 2025. Sen. Cuevas authored SB 1340, which...

Bill creates new mechanisms for tribal members to protect religious practices on state owned land, but opponents say it’s heavy-handed.

In 2024, California passed a law to strengthen its policies restricting campus protests. Some say its implementation has targeted students of color.

Rep. Mark Takano, D- California, who chairs the Congressional Equality Caucus, called the move “another cruel, overreaching attack” on transgender...

California AG Rob Bonta joined 18 other attorneys general backing a lawsuit against Idaho's transgender bathroom law.

Bill banning child marriage could head to Gov. Newsom's desk | Right Now.

Sen. Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) said “rising homophobia and transphobia coincides with antisemitism and white supremacy.” That was a head-scratcher.

White died in 1962. Mayor Caroline Torosis told Patch the city's actions were racist and said there was "racial animus" behind the decision.

With Petaluma Mayor Kevin McDonnell having recently made a proclamation that August is officially transgender history month — the proclamation was...

Cecilia Chung, left, received a proclamation from San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie during the transgender flag raising ceremony August 7 at City Hall.