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A new law authored by Mia Bonta will make it easier to visit family in prison Gov. Gavin Newsom meets with prisoners at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., March 17, 2023. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2434, designed to ease family visitation, into law September 30, 2026. " data-large-file="https://oaklandside.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AP23241764729056-1600x1067.jpg" /> Some 1,200 Oaklanders are held in state prisons, and visitors have long faced arbitrary denials. Now legislators have passed a slate of reforms.

The grand opening event featured remarks from Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon, California Assemblymember Mia Bonta, Port...

Mayor Lee Delivers 2026 State of the City Address: ' Oakland Continues to Be on the Move'. Barbara Lee, Jesse Arreguin, Mia Bonta. File photos.

... California's new 2026-27 state budget... “Thank you so much to Senator Jesse Arreguin, Assemblymember Mia Bonta, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, and Gov.

... California's new 2026-27 state budget.... “Thank you so much to Senator Jesse Arreguin, Assemblymember Mia Bonta, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, and Gov.

...,” Assemblymember Mia Bonta, an Oakland Democrat who carried the bill sponsored by the California Nurses Association, said in a statement.

Mia Bonta, D-Alameda, participate in a State of Black California... Tagged: Assembly Bill, California, California Black Media, Edward Henderson, Gavin...

Kevin McCarty, D- Sacramento; and Asm. Mia Bonta, D-Alameda, participate... McCarty is now mayor of Sacramento. CBM file photo by Antonio Ray...

CA Assembly Dist. 12: Jackie Elward Dist. 14: Buffy Wicks Dist. 16: Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Dist. 17: Matt Haney Dist. 18: Mia Bonta Dist. 19...

On the shores of Lake Merritt, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and park CEO Kymberly Miller said Assemblymembers Mia Bonta and Buffy Wicks,...

Bluesky. assemblymembers on panel From right, Asm. Dr. Corey Jackson, D-Moreno Valley; then-Asm. Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento; and Asm. Mia Bonta, D...

Mia Bonta. California State Assemblymember, Assembly District 18. DemocraticIncumbent. Campaign website ↗. Andre Sandford. Housing Program Director.

Newsom and Bonta create new hurdle for Trump-backed Oakland coal terminal Land in West Oakland near the port where developers hope to build a coal export terminal. The project would face heightened environmental scrutiny under a new state law. Credit: Darwin BondGraham/The Oaklandside. " data-large-file="https://oaklandside.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG_5006-1600x1200.jpg" /> A new law requires stringent environmental review and mitigation measures for the controversial fossil fuel export project.

FILE: Democratic Assemblymember Mia Bonta speaks during a meeting of the California State Assembly at the California State Capitol in Sacramento,...

... Assemblymember Mia Bonta. “AB 350 will expand access points for... The University of California's California Health Benefits Review Program...

Assemblymember Mia Bonta, the Attorney General's wife, carried a separate bill in the same session, AB 2624, extending confidentiality and anti-...

... Mia Bonta, D-Oakland and chair of the Assembly Health Committee, told... The California Legislature previously increased asset limits...

... Assemblymember Mia Bonta said in a CALÓ News interview. “What that means is that it's a dream on paper for many in my community.” A Legislative...

A projected $407 million reduction is expected in subsequent years. California Assemblymember Mia Bonta... Gabriel's Law signed into law, will take...

“Thank you so much to Senator Jesse Arreguin, Assemblymember Mia Bonta, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, and Governor Gavin Newsom for investing in Oakland...

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1153, authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta... California State Association of Counties...

TOTAL: $23,800. — Mia Bonta for Assembly 2026, United Nurses Associations of California / Union of Health Care Professionals PAC, $7,500. TOTAL: $7,500...

AB 1153 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) — Illegal disposal site abatement.... AB 1907 by Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) — California...

Assembly Bill 2624, authored by state Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D... The California Legislature claims it's a necessary measure to protect...