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Actress Mira Sorvino at podium, joins actors and activists to discuss new efforts to stop human trafficking in California on Friday, June 18, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Stefanie Dazio)
California launches new anti-human trafficking teams

By Stefanie Dazio Jun. 18, 2021 04:15 PM EDT

California Assemblyman Rob Bonta speaks during a news conference shortly after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his nomination for state's attorney general, Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
California governor chooses progressive lawmaker as top cop

By Kathleen Ronayne And Olga R. Rodriguez Mar. 24, 2021 09:22 PM EDT

Xavier Becerra testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Becerra confirmed to shepherd Biden's ambitious health plans

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Mar. 18, 2021 02:04 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2019, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. California's attorney general and local officials sued the nation's largest senior living home operator Monday, alleging that the company misled consumers on quality ratings and broke laws intended to protect patients when they are discharged from a facility. The suit centers on Brookdale Senior Living Inc.'s 10 California-based skilled nursing facilities, but the Tennessee-based company operates in 43 states. "We are holding Brookdale accountable for artificially increasing its profits by cutting corners when transferring or discharging its patients," said California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who is awaiting Senate confirmation for secretary of health and human services in the Biden administration. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
California sues major US nursing home operator over ratings

By Don Thompson Mar. 15, 2021 02:35 PM EDT

In this feb. 24, 2021, photo, Xavier Becerra testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary is taking heat for his defense of abortion rights from a tag team of Republicans looking to define him —and the new administration— as out of the mainstream. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Democrats muscle ahead with Biden's health secretary pick

By Kevin Freking Mar. 11, 2021 01:20 PM EST

In this feb. 24, 2021, photo, Xavier Becerra testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary is taking heat for his defense of abortion rights from a tag team of Republicans looking to define him —and the new administration— as out of the mainstream. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
GOP takes aim at Biden's health care pick on abortion rights

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar And Thomas Beaumont Mar. 03, 2021 05:38 AM EST

Xavier Becerra listens during a confirmation hearing to be Secretary of Health and Human Services before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP)
HHS pick says pandemic is top job, but agenda is broader

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Feb. 23, 2021 12:12 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2019, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Becerra on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, asked a judge to order Amazon to comply with subpoenas his office issued nearly four months ago as part of an investigation into how the company is protecting workers from the coronavirus at its facilities. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
California subpoenas Amazon over worker safety in pandemic

Dec. 14, 2020 04:11 PM EST

Cheetahs Gentleman's Club is seen Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in San Diego. While California's new stay-at-home order has shut down restaurant dining, shuttered salons and kept church services outside, two strip clubs in San Diego are still welcoming patrons nightly, protected by a court order.(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Strip club still open while California vows legal action

By Julie Watson Dec. 14, 2020 01:30 PM EST

Cheetahs Gentleman's Club is seen Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in San Diego. While California's new stay-at-home order has shut down restaurant dining, shuttered salons and kept church services outside, two strip clubs in San Diego are still welcoming patrons nightly, protected by a court order.(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
California attorney general tells clubs to follow order

Dec. 13, 2020 12:41 AM EST

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, to announce his health care team. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris listens at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Biden calls for action on virus as he introduces health team

By Jonathan Lemire And Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Dec. 08, 2020 12:28 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra talks to reporters after a news conference at UCLA. President-elect Joe Biden has picked Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Becerra's big challenge: Vaccinating Americans against virus

By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar And Kathleen Ronayne Dec. 07, 2020 07:35 PM EST

President-elect Joe Biden waves as he arrives at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
The Latest: Trump questions Pa. speaker on electoral votes

Dec. 07, 2020 09:03 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2019, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. President-elect Joe Biden has picked Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Biden picks Xavier Becerra to lead HHS, coronavirus response

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Michael Balsamo And Jonathan Lemire Dec. 07, 2020 12:33 AM EST

ARCHIVO - En esta fotografía de archivo del 4 de diciembre de 2019, Xavier Becerra, procurador general de California, habla en una conferencia de prensa en Sacramento, California. (AP Foto/Rich Pedroncelli, archivo)
Biden picks Calif. AG Becerra to lead HHS, pandemic response

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Michael Balsamo And Jonathan Lemire Dec. 06, 2020 06:46 PM EST

AP Source: Biden to pick California AG Xavier Becerra to lead pandemic response as health and human services secretary

Dec. 06, 2020 06:36 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP Source: Biden to pick California AG Xavier Becerra to lead pandemic response as health and human services secretary. ...

Judge blocks rule that moves relief funds to private schools

By David Eggert Aug. 27, 2020 01:06 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge in California blocked a federal rule that Michigan and seven other states said would unlawfully allow too much pandemic...

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2019, file photo, an American flag flutters in the breeze outside of the Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif. California's attorney general wants the power to block hospital mergers that he says would limit competition and drive up prices, setting up a fight in the state Legislature next week over the future of health care delivery in the nation's most populous state. Becerra has made health care costs a focus of his first term in office. Last year, Becerra settled an antitrust case against Sutter Health, one of the country's largest health systems for $575 million and a pledge from the system to halt some of its anticompetitive practices. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
As more hospitals merge, California eyes stronger oversight

By Adam Beam Aug. 23, 2020 12:35 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 3, 2019, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. What would normally be broad constitutional protections for freedoms of assembly, religion, even buying guns, have their limits when they endanger others during the coronavirus pandemic, California's top law enforcement officer said Thursday, April 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
California's attorney general defends virus shutdowns

By Don Thompson Apr. 17, 2020 01:00 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Apr. 08, 2020 04:27 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ April 8 The Mercury News on...