Attorney General Rob Bonta had been in the state’s top law enforcement job for a month when he accepted more than $16,000 in campaign donations from a large Southern California casino called the Bicycle.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that charges have been filed against another realtor for price gouging victims of the Los Angeles wildfires.
Criminal charges were filed against agent Mike Kobeissi who allegedly tried to price gouge a couple who lost their home in the Eaton fire.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday announced his office has opened investigations into reports of price-gouging in the Southern California areas ravaged by devastating wildfires. “We have boots on the ground conducting investigations as we speak,” he said in a Thursday press conference.
California AG accuses real estate agent Mike Kobeissi of price gouging, raising a house rent by 38% after the Eaton Fire. The DOJ has issued warnings and stresses the importance of reporting such violations.
The city of Huntington Beach is suing California over a sanctuary state law that prevents local law enforcement from working with immigration officials.
With prices of hotels and short-term rentals soaring in Southern California due to the recent devastating wildfires, price-gouging has once again
California, which prides itself on being a global leader in environmental innovation, should be championing advancements in plastics recycling, not attacking them.
Just days after President Trump issued sweeping executive orders targeting immigration and the southern border, stories are surfacing of the impacts to local migrants.
California sued Trump's first administration 123 times. Trump lost two-thirds of those cases, but experts warn that California could have a tougher go this time.
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said that the fire department has deployed all available resources and positioned fire patrols and engines in high-risk areas across Los Angeles.
Tenant advocacy groups, landlord associations and elected officials are condemning rent gouging after tens of thousands of people were displaced in deadly fires this month.