East Bay Times 

California Assemblymember Mia Bonta, D-Oakland, recently joined Gov. Gavin Newsom to celebrate the signing of AB 2020, the Human Trafficking Survivors Act. The bill, which goes into effect Jan. 1, requires law enforcement agencies to establish policies for their interactions with human trafficking survivors.

Megan Myscofski, Cap Radio

Starting next year, California will ask for less in restitution fines from minors. That’s because Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill this week to reduce the fees, which often go unpaid. 

East Bay Times

A bill from Assemblymember Mia Bonta, D-Oakland, on candidate security, AB 2041, passed its final vote through the Legislature early Sunday and is awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature. Bonta released the statement below in response.

“Stalking and harassment have become all too common in today’s politics, especially for candidates who are female, LGBTQ+ and candidates of color. These tactics only serve to hurt our political process by intimidating wonderful potential candidates out of participating in our political system.

Ronnie Cohen, California Healthline

One of California’s two programs for training nurse-midwives has stopped admitting students while it revamps its curriculum to offer only doctoral degrees, a move that’s drawn howls of protest from alumni, health policy experts, and faculty who accuse the University of California of putting profits above public health needs.

Areceli Martínez Ortega, La Opinión

La asambleísta demócrata de Oakland, Mía Bonta dijo en un encuentro con Latino Media Collaborative que presentó la medida AB 2239 para asegurarse que en el estado, cada latino tenga el derecho y la voz para tener acceso al Internet de banda ancha, un servicio crítico para las necesidades diarias.

“La equidad digital es realmente la forma en que aseguramos que cada persona tenga lo que ahora es un servicio esencial, la conexión a través de la banda ancha”.

Rhonda Smith I Special to California Black Media

OPINION (CBM) – Having spent more than 25 years advocating for equitable healthcare, I’ve listened to countless stories from individuals whose lives have been forever changed by the historic inequities that exist within our healthcare system.