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Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, California! At over 6 million people strong, our state is home to the largest Asian American and Pacific Islander community in the country. This month, we proudly celebrate this diverse community’s lasting impact.
From the workers who built our state’s early railroads to the leaders across industries today, API Americans have played a leading role in writing our California story. As the first Filipino American to serve as our state’s Attorney General, I am proud to be part of this rich history as I fight to protect all Californians. This month and every month, at the California DOJ, we celebrate our diverse communities because we know they make our state stronger.
Warmly,
Rob Bonta
California Attorney General
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Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month
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Successfully Defending State Housing Laws
 From Fresno to Fremont, San Diego to San Francisco, Los Angeles to Loomis, families throughout California are struggling to afford the cost of housing. This week we secured a court decision upholding the constitutionality of Senate Bill 10, a critical state housing law. The law helps address California's housing shortage and affordability crisis, providing local governments with an important tool to increase housing supply in their communities. At the California Department of Justice, we’re working day in and day out to defend and enforce state housing laws — and we’re just getting started.
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Protecting Reproductive Rights
 While reproductive rights are under attack nationwide, the burden won't fall evenly. In particular, low-income communities and communities of color are under threat. You have our word: we will use the full force of the law and the full authority of our office to protect reproductive rights for all.
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Exposing the Truth About the Opioid Crisis
 As part of our settlement more than a million documents from one of the country’s most prolific opioid sellers were made public in an important step to expose the truth and prevent a crisis like the opioid epidemic from ever happening again.
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TWEET OF THE WEEK
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FLASH BRIEFING
AG Bonta Applauds Move by Pasadena City Council to Come Into Compliance with SB 9
AG Bonta Urges FTC to Examine Deceptive Claims by For-Profit Colleges Relating to Student Earning Potential
AG Bonta Issues Statement on Dismissal of Murder Charge Against Adora Perez for Loss of Pregnancy
AG Bonta Announces Settlement Resolving Medi-Cal Fraud Allegations Against Prism Enterprises
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PICTURES OF THE WEEK
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This week I met with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar and Baja California Attorney General Antonio Carpio about our cross-border partnership to combat organized crime, gun and fentanyl smuggling and much more.
Public safety is my number one priority. I’m proud to work with my counterparts to advance public safety in CA.
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RESOURCE CORNER
 If you or someone you know is being forced to engage in any activity and cannot leave – whether it is commercial sex, housework, farm work, construction, factory, retail, or restaurant work, or any other activity –
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Text 233-733 (Be Free)
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Call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or the California Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) at 1-888-KEY-2-FRE(EDOM) or 1-888-539-2373 to access help and services.
Victims of slavery and human trafficking are protected under the law.
The hotlines are:
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Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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Toll-free
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Operated by nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations
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Anonymous and confidential
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Accessible in more than 160 languages
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Able to provide help, referral to services, training, and general information
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