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This week, I filed a lawsuit against the City of El Cajon and its Police Department for unlawfully sharing license plate data with out-of-state law enforcement agencies that can reveal sensitive information about a person’s private life, including where they live, work, worship, seek medical care, shop, and travel.
This lawsuit is about protecting Californians' privacy, rights, safety, and their trust in law enforcement.
 Once information leaves California, we no longer have any say over whether it will be misused — whether that’s for immigration enforcement, surveillance of protestors, tracking individuals traveling here for reproductive care or gender-affirming care, or other purposes that could infringe on our constitutional rights. Every Californian should be able to trust that their personal information is being handled responsibly, and they should have confidence that our cities and law enforcement are following laws that protect our data. El Cajon has broken that trust and broken the law, and now we will hold them accountable in court.
Respectfully,
Rob
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Know Your Voting Rights and Ensure Your Voice is Heard
 In advance of the Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Special Election, I want to remind Californians about their voting rights, encourage Californians to vote early, and advise law enforcement agencies about laws protecting the integrity of the electoral process. In many parts of California, recent changes in the U.S. Postal mail service mean that your ballot may not be counted if you drop it off at a post office on Election Day. If you choose to drop off your ballot at a post office on Election Day, ask at the counter for a postmark to ensure you get credit for mailing your ballot on time. And remember: You have other options, like dropping your ballot off at a vote center or in a secure drop box.
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Trump Backs Down from Illegal Conditioning of Victims of Crime Act Grant Funding
 Following our multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice, the Trump Administration has now dropped its plan to impose illegal conditions on over $1.3 billion in Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grants. Earlier this year, the Trump Administration, disregarding the clear letter of the law and intent of Congress, declared that states would be unable to access VOCA funds — used to support victims and survivors of crimes — unless they accede to the Trump Administration’s extreme immigration priorities. These grants are unrelated to federal civil immigration enforcement and are used by states to protect public safety and provide critical resources and services to victims and survivors of crime, including victims of domestic violence.
Despite this legal victory, the Trump Administration's attacks on public safety continue. This week, we also filed a new lawsuit challenging the U.S. DOJ new condition prohibiting recipients of various public safety and victim services grants from using funding to provide legal services to undocumented immigrants. Many of the organizations that receive these funds provide critical wraparound services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, human trafficking, and elder abuse. The Trump Administration's new condition puts at risk at least $94 million in current funding to California and potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in future funding. California won't back down.
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Protecting Vital Homeland Security Funding
 This week, I secured a temporary restraining order blocking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from reallocating vital homeland security funding away from California and other states — and toward states with policies with which the Trump Administration agrees. This restraining order comes after my office and a multistate coalition sued the Trump Administration after our states received award notifications that were significantly lower than anticipated — without justification and seemingly based on states’ decision to use their law enforcement resources to protect public safety rather than assist in federal immigration enforcement. California uses the grant funding at stake in our lawsuit to protect the safety of our communities from acts of terrorism and other disasters — meaning the stakes are quite literally life and death. This is not something to play politics with. I’m grateful to the court for seeing the urgency of this dangerous diversion of homeland security funding.
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$10 Million Judgment Against Employers that Misclassified In-Home Care Workers
 My office secured a $10 million judgment and permanent injunction against Care Specialist HCS Inc., formerly doing business as TLC Home Care Services, and its former and current owner-operators, over the company and its operators’ business practice of misclassifying in-home care workers as independent contractors instead of employees in direct violation of California’s labor laws and Unfair Competition Law. This judgment brings long-overdue justice to hundreds of in-home care workers who were denied fair wages, benefits, and basic labor protections and who were also subjected to illegal no-poach agreements which restricted their mobility in the labor market. This is a clear message to employers in California: Misclassification is wage theft. If you cheat workers by misclassifying them, you will be held accountable.
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Making Your Life Affordable
 Making Your Life Affordable From groceries to gas, costs seem to be rising and rising ... and rising. California DOJ has your back and is committed to protecting California families grappling with the high cost of living. In this segment, find some of the ways California DOJ is protecting Californians — and their wallets.
What We Did: Earlier this year, my office sued the Trump Administration over its abrupt decision to unlawfully restrict access to more than a dozen public benefit programs, including Head Start, based on immigration status.
What This Means to You: Head Start is a free, federal early childhood education program for low-income children and their families, with a focus on preparing children for school and providing comprehensive services like health, nutrition, and family support. New restrictions to Head Start will be devastating, particularly for working mothers and young children in California where the program serves over 80,000 children. The Trump Administration’s new polices, which will require programs to verify immigration status, are expected to lead to decreased enrollment from participants, and an administrative and financial burden for recipients. Alarmingly, if regional recipients do not hit mandatory 97% enrollment targets, they will lose federal funding and these programs will shut down, harming all the children they serve.
My office is committed to ensuring California’s residents can access programs they have come to rely on in their daily lives, programs that have for decades been open to all – because we understand that we are better off when everyone has the chance to succeed. This case is ongoing and last month, my office secured a court decision blocking the Trump Administration from imposing these new restrictions while litigation in our case continues.
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Keeping You Safe
 Recently, we secured an 18-year prison sentence for a defendant who in perpetrated an investment fraud scheme that defrauded victims of their retirement savings and inheritance funds. The scheme resulted in a loss of more than $735,000 from victims over the course of several years. The California Department of Justice's Special Prosecution Section brought charges including grand theft, securities fraud, conspiracy, use of a scheme to defraud in connection with the sale of a security, and an aggravated white collar crime enhancement.
On July 3, 2025, following a 7-day trial, the jury convicted the defendant on all counts and enhancements. When bad actors scheme to steal the savings of hardworking Californians, the California Department of Justice won’t stand idly by — We will continue to fight fraud and financial crimes wherever they occur.
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CARE Corner
 October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to shine a light on survivors and the resources available to them. The California DOJ's Office of CARE houses the Victims Services Unit, which is dedicated to serving and empowering victims and survivors and their families, including survivors of domestic violence, and connecting them with relevant and tailored resources. Our team of advocates provides victim-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive services to all crime victims. Every day, and especially this month, we stand with all survivors and work to restore dignity, safety and resilience in our communities. We assist survivors regardless of their immigration status.
For more information and resources on domestic violence, please visit our Victims’ Services Unit website at oag.ca.gov/victimservices or call 877-433-9069.
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Video of the Week
 Let me be clear: I’ll continue to defend California’s safety, sovereignty, and constitutional rights.
This lawsuit is about more than one state — it’s about protecting the safety and security of all Americans.
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