Press Releases

Donald Trump has once again chosen polluters over people. By injecting millions of taxpayer dollars into a coal terminal that Oaklanders have fought for a decade to stop, this administration is sentencing West Oakland, one of the most pollution-burdened communities in California, to generational harm.

Today, Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) took to the Assembly Floor ahead of Friday's National Gun Violence Awareness Day, also known as Wear Orange Day, to honor the lives lost to gun violence in her district and across California, and to call on the state and nation to treat gun violence as the public health crisis it is.

The California Legislative Children's Caucus, founded earlier this year, announced today that its members have passed 26 pro-kid bills through their houses of origin and will be advancing through the legislature.

Today, Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) celebrated her twelve-bill legislative package continuing to advance through the legislature. The bills now head to the Senate, where they will face their next votes. Together, they reflect the Assemblymember’s commitment to fighting for affordable health care, economic security for families and children, and safe, thriving communities across the East Bay and California.

California legislators and advocates joined Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones decrying Supreme Court ruling enabling the silencing of Black voters across the South.

Right-wing agitators, ineffective legislators, and Trump loyalists are intentionally spreading significant misinformation about Assembly Bill 2624, authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland). The office of Assemblymember Bonta is releasing the following information to correct the record: