Today marks the four-year anniversary of Rob becoming California’s Attorney General! To celebrate, we wanted to share some of the historic accomplishments we’ve made together.
The most important job of the Attorney General is to protect public safety, something Rob will never forget. Whether it's organized smash-and-grab groups, illegal drug trafficking, or greedy landlords taking advantage of wildfire victims through price-gouging, Rob and his team will always hold bad actors who break the law accountable.
Rob also took huge strides to curb gun violence in his first term. His team seized illegal guns, arrested and charged those peddling them in our communities, and founded the Office of Gun Violence Prevention to promote research into the crisis and encourage collaboration on finding solutions. Their first reports showed the progress California is leading and laid out strategies to continue this critical work.
In the last four years, Rob recognized that the Department of Justice needed new tools to address the unique needs of all Californians. That’s why he launched the Racial Justice Bureau and the Office of Community Awareness, Response, and Engagement (CARE) to better support the DOJ’s work to defend civil rights, end illegal discrimination, and ensure marginalized groups have access to their DOJ.
To address the housing crisis, Rob formed the Housing Justice Team within the DOJ to fight for equitable, affordable housing for every Californian. So far, they’ve protected renters from unlawful evictions and ensured that local governments allow for the building of their fair share of affordable housing units.
Of course, we can’t forget Rob’s work to lower the costs of living, hold Big Polluters accountable, defend reproductive freedom, and protect the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, especially our youth.
And as we’ve entered the chaos of the second Trump administration, Rob and his team are working hard to protect Californians from the President’s illegal and harmful executive actions. Rob’s already filed 14 lawsuits against the administration, and will keep doing so whenever Trump attacks Californians’ rights and futures.
No matter what the problems of the day are, Rob has and will continue to work hard to find solutions, hold bad actors accountable, and protect people in every corner of the Golden State. That’s what he’s done for the past four years, and he doesn’t plan on stopping now!
Thank you so much for your support.
— Team Bonta
