California Attorney General Xavier Becerra

SACRAMENTO, April 4, 2018 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has filed a criminal complaint alleging 38 individuals defrauded the United States Veterans Administration (VA) out of $4.3 million. According to the complaint, five of the charged defendants operated the Alliance Trucking School in Chatsworth, California, and falsely claimed to have enrolled veterans as students to obtain commercial […]

SACRAMENTO, March 30, 2018 — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the filing of a lawsuit against Sutter Health, the largest hospital system in Northern California, for anticompetitive practices that result in higher healthcare costs for Northern Californians. The action aims to stop Sutter Health from unlawful conduct under state antitrust laws and restore competition […]

SACRAMENTO, March 30, 2018 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued new guidance to help California’s public K-12 schools and other local educational agencies develop policies to protect the rights of undocumented students and their families. The guide is designed to help schools better understand protections that safeguard the privacy of undocumented students and their families, and to serve as a model for local school […]

SACRAMENTO, March 28, 2018 –  California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued two Information Bulletins to California law enforcement agencies regarding California Values Act (SB 54). The first bulletin addresses the statistical reporting requirements under the Values Act. The second bulletin provides guidance to California law enforcement agencies regarding their obligations and discretion under the Values […]

March 28, 2018 – Last night, the Trump Administration decided to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census questionnaire. Specifically, the U.S. Census Bureau announced the addition, incorrectly contending that it would “help enforce the Voting Rights Act.” A mere hours after the announcement was made, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed suit, the first to do so […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. March 26, 2018 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, joining a bipartisan coalition of 37 Attorneys General, today sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling for answers to reports that millions of Facebook users’ personal data was provided to third parties without their knowledge or informed consent. In the letter, the Attorneys General demand to know about Facebook’s role in […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 12, 2018 – Leading a coalition of 15 Attorneys General and on behalf of the California Air Resources Board, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today secured a federal court ruling that will require the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate areas of the country that have unhealthy levels of smog in excess […]

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 20, 2018 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today filed his strong opposition to an application by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) to regain its status as a nationally-recognized accreditor. In response to the U.S. Department of Education’s call for written comments, Attorney General Becerra joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in calling for […]

SACRAMENTO. Feb. 13, 2018  – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued an advisory providing an overview of and guidance on the privacy prescriptions under the Immigrant Worker Protection Act (Assembly Bill 450). Attorney General Becerra and Labor Commissioner Julie Su also issued joint guidance on frequently asked questions to help employers and workers understand and comply with the new state law. […]

SACRAMENTO February 12, 2018 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, co-leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general, today registered his strong opposition to a recent request by the Trump Administration to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau questionnaire. Although a citizenship question has not been included in a decennial U.S. Census […]

SACRAMENTO February 7, 2018 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice and its Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to compel them to produce information explaining why they imposed new, immigration-related conditions on law enforcement grants. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the […]

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 6, 2018 — Joining a coalition of 11 Attorneys General, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) over their decision to suspend the 2015 Clean Water Rule, which would protect California’s lakes, rivers, and streams […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. February 1, 2018 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today called on the Trump Administration to immediately withdraw its proposal to open California’s coast to new offshore drilling. In a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Attorney General Becerra underscores that the Administration’s proposal – known formally as the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil […]

SACRAMENTO January 11, 2018 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced a $102 million settlement with BP Energy Company and affiliates (BP) over allegations that it intentionally overcharged the State of California for natural gas that the State purchased under three successive contracts from March 2003 to August 2012. The contracts allowed the California […]

SACRAMENTO January 9, 2018 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra – joined by the Attorneys General for Maine, Maryland and Minnesota, as well as the University of California, individual Dreamers and other plaintiffs – obtained a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration over its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). The ruling in the District Court for the […]

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 20, 2017 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following statement on the news that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has decided to provide only partial relief on federal student loans to defrauded Corinthian students: “Under federal law, Secretary DeVos is required to provide full – not partial – relief to Corinthian students. […]