SACRAMENTO — The Republican judge who ran unsuccessfully for California attorney general last year has been barred from the bench or working in state courts for using his position to help his campaign, accepting gifts and aiding his son's employer. Republican Steven Bailey was censured Wednesday by California's Commission on...
Is AG Becerra's Focus on Trump Diverting His Attention From Crime?
SACRAMENTO — Xavier Becerra became perhaps the nation's most influential attorney general when he was named California's top lawyer two years ago, and he has since used his post atop what some call the "Resistance State" to pummel President Donald Trump's administration with dozens of legal actions. Heading into 2019,...
California GOP Attorney General Candidate Faces Ethics Panel
SACRAMENTO — A Republican candidate for California state attorney general is facing an ethics tribunal just two months before the November election. Former judge Steven Bailey is accused of using his office to further his statewide campaign, improperly accepting gifts and steering business to a firm where his son worked...
Is a Vote for Cox Really a Vote for Newsom? Villaraigosa, Cox Disagree.
Two top contenders for governor of California stumped in Fresno on Tuesday. Coincidence or not, Democrat Antonio Villaraigosa and Republican John Cox were in the same city at the same time. Villaraigosa touted his latest endorsement from Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer. Meanwhile, Cox met with his base at Fresno...