Rob Bonta Archives - Times of San Diego

Chad Bianco, flanked by flags and deputies, announces ballot seizure.

Riverside County sheriff reverses course on 2025 election claims as legal challenges grow

by Associated Press March 31, 2026, 8:14 a.m.March 31, 2026, 8:14 a.m.

The reversal comes after Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta and the UCLA Voting Rights Project launched legal challenges last week.

An election worker readies early ballot for tabulation. Photo by Chris Stone

State calls Riverside sheriff’s vote recount a ‘misuse of law enforcement authority’

by Associated Press March 27, 2026, 12:39 p.m.March 27, 2026, 12:39 p.m.

Ballot drop box

Court turns away California’s attempt to stop Riverside sheriff’s recount of special election ballots

by Cayla Mihalovich and Jeanne Kuang • CalMatters March 24, 2026, 3:57 p.m.March 24, 2026, 6:48 p.m.

Offshore drilling rig

California sues Trump over order to open oil pipeline on Santa Barbara coast

by Alejandro Lazo • CalMatters March 24, 2026, 9:42 a.m.March 24, 2026, 3:59 p.m.

A person adjusts a digital panel on one of six industrial refrigerators in a sterile, organized room. Papers attached to the doors suggest a lab setting.

California sues over Trump’s $600 million in cuts to public health funding in four states

by Ana B. Ibarra • CalMatters Feb. 17, 2026, 1:03 p.m.Feb. 17, 2026, 1:03 p.m.

Neoclassical building with a white dome and American flags, against an overcast sky.

Opinion: Uber-sponsored Super Bowl ads hint at upcoming CA ballot measure

by Dan Walters • CalMatters Columnist Feb. 13, 2026, 10:00 a.m.

Rady Children's Hospital (Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego)

State sues Rady Children’s Health over decision to curb gender-affirming care

by Jennifer Vigil • Times of San Diego Jan. 31, 2026, 4:14 p.m.Jan. 31, 2026, 4:23 p.m.

La Costa Canyon High School is east of Rancho Santa Fe Road near Stagecoach Community Park in Carlsbad

Crime

La Costa Canyon High School teacher jailed on child-porn charges

by City News Service Jan. 28, 2026, 2:19 p.m.Jan. 28, 2026, 2:19 p.m.

Rob Bonta

Tech

California calls on Elon Musk’s xAI to halt creation of sexual deepfakes

by Khari Johnson • CalMatters Jan. 16, 2026, 5:29 p.m.Jan. 16, 2026, 5:29 p.m.

Person in a gray suit stands in front of an American flag and a blue curtain.

Democratic lawmakers urge Trump team to unfreeze social welfare funding; California, other states sue over cuts

by Raymond Fernández • NOTUS Jan. 9, 2026, 7:37 a.m.Jan. 9, 2026, 10:27 a.m.

Sex trafficking victim

Crime

Sex trafficking sting in San Diego County frees 19 victims, leads to 10 Arrests

by City News Service Dec. 23, 2025, 6:06 p.m.Dec. 23, 2025, 6:07 p.m.