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Across the nation and even in California, a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ attacks from state legislatures to school boards threaten to isolate, discriminate against, and harm our transgender and gender-nonconforming youth.
As Attorney General, I have a simple message for all LGBTQ+ students: I see you, you belong, and the California DOJ has your back.
Whether we’re fighting to stop forced outing policies in schools, upholding every student’s right to education, or defending inclusive curricula, I’m committed to using every tool in our toolbox to ensure transgender and gender-nonconforming youth are protected, their rights are safeguarded, and they have access to all the resources to which they are entitled.
Rob Bonta
Attorney General
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Protecting LGBTQ+ Students
 I filed a lawsuit this week challenging Chino Valley Unified School District’s forced outing policy for wrongfully and unconstitutionally discriminating against and violating the privacy rights of LGBTQ+ students. The forced outing policy wrongfully endangers the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of transgender and gender-nonconforming students who lack an accepting environment in the classroom and at home. Our message to Chino Valley Unified and all school districts in California is loud and clear: We will never stop fighting for the civil rights of LGBTQ+ students.
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Fighting for Housing for All
 This week, we reached a settlement with the City of San Bernardino for violating California law to ensure that all cities build their fair share of housing. No city is spared from that legal obligation. It is not a choice. It is the law. I applaud the City of San Bernardino’s city council, and its planning and legal team, for recognizing that public resources should be directed at collaborating, rather than further litigating, our way out of California’s housing crisis.
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Working Together to Tackle Illegal Cannabis
 Complex problems require creative and collaborative solutions. This week we announced an innovative new program that allows my office to better support local governments in our collective efforts to tackle illegal cannabis activities. We are confident that this new cost-effective program will have dramatic and measurable effects. I thank our first partner, the City of Fresno, and look forward to working together with communities throughout the state through this new approach to hold participants in the illegal cannabis market accountable.
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Holding Deceptive Companies Accountable
 This week, I announced a $1.6 million settlement against room rental app Roomster, a company that was, in simple terms, conning people seeking rental housing. With California experiencing a severe housing crisis, every part of the puzzle matters — from ensuring every city in the state follows the law and builds their fair share of housing, to making sure that fraudsters don’t get in the way of people finding rental housing.
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Defending the Rights of Workers
 Labor Day is this Monday, a day when we honor the workers and labor leaders who have helped to push our nation and our state forward. I grew up in the labor movement, and watched as my parents fought for better wages alongside Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. Now, I'm proud to lead the California DOJ as we make protecting the rights of workers a year-round effort. This week, we filed a brief in support of fair wages for federal contractors and celebrated a favorable decision we advocated for on behalf of McDonald's workers challenging no-poach agreements. We'll keep at it, because here in California, the fight for workers’ rights is part of our DNA.
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Make a Difference at California DOJ!
 Apply today to help DOJ protect the health, well-being, and public safety of Californians. Check out our featured jobs below and visit oag.ca.gov/careers for a full listing of available positions:
Deputy Attorney General III, Bureau of Environmental Justice
Deputy Attorney General IV, eCrime Unit
Deputy Attorney General IV, Health Quality Enforcement
Deputy Attorney General IV, Appeals Writs and Trials
Deputy Attorney General IV, Prosecutions Attorney
Research Data Specialist II, Research and Policy Branch
Senior Legal Analyst, Criminal Prosecutions
Community Outreach Specialist, Community Awareness Response and Engagement
Research Data Specialist I, Research Program Support Section
Legal Support Supervisor I, Legal Support Operations
Attorney General’s Honors Program
Deputy Attorney General
Graduate Legal Assistant
Geoffrey Wright Solicitor General Fellowship
Deputy Attorney General
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FLASH BRIEFING
Attorney General Bonta Joins Historic FTC Settlement with Major Pharma Company Amgen
Attorney General Bonta Conditionally Approves Sale of Three Eskaton-Owned Skilled Nursing Facilities
Attorney General Bonta Announces Settlement with Mortgage Servicer over Failure to Properly Process Military Reservists’ Mortgage Deferment Requests
Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition in Letter to FDA on Flavored Disposable E-Cigarettes
Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement on Senate Leader Agreement
Joined by Attorney General Bonta, Biden-Harris Administration Approves $72 Million in Borrower Defense Discharges for over 2,300 Borrowers who attended Ashford University
Attorney General Bonta Leads Coalition in Calling for 3M to Pay More and Sooner for Contaminating Americans’ Drinking Water Supply with Toxic PFAS
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Resource Corner
Well-intentioned or otherwise, charities and crowdfunding pages formed overnight to respond to disasters such as the Maui wildfires may lack the experience, contacts, and staff needed to respond to a disaster, or may be fraudulent. Before providing any monetary aid to those claiming to provide direct assistance to victims of disasters, I urge all Californians to take their time to research before donating.
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