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State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, who also is a Democrat, said he agrees with Becerra that the attorney general needs to "resist" the Trump administration, "But there is more to the office than suing Trump," he said, adding "a lot more is not getting done in the attorney general's office." … [Read more...] about California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra clashes with challengers over all his lawsuits against the Trump administration

By John Woolfolk | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: May 29, 2018 at 5:07 pm | UPDATED: May 29, 2018 at 5:09 pm California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has been polarizing since his appointment last year, but now one of the men running to unseat him claimed in a lawsuit Tuesday that the state’s top lawyer is legally barred from even serving in his current post. Could Gov. Jerry Brown have been so careless as to appoint someone unqualified? According to the suit filed in Sacramento County Superior Court by rival candidate Eric Early, Becerra cannot serve because he was listed as “inactive” from 1991 to 2017 in the state bar. State law requires the attorney general to have been “admitted to practice” before the state Supreme Court for five years before taking office. Becerra was admitted to the bar in 1985. “For almost 26 straight years, he was an inactive member of the state bar,” Early said in an … [Read more...] about Rival’s lawsuit claims Xavier Becerra ineligible to be Attorney General

By John Woolfolk | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: July 18, 2018 at 5:33 pm | UPDATED: July 18, 2018 at 5:33 pm A Sacramento judge Wednesday rejected a claim that Attorney General Xavier Becerra isn’t qualified to serve in his position. Eric Early, a Republican lawyer who ran unsuccessfully against Becerra and two other attorney general candidates in the June primary, filed suit in May arguing the appointed incumbent doesn’t meet the statutory requirements for the post. He said Wednesday that he will appeal. “We’re disappointed but not surprised,” Early said after Wednesday’s ruling. “That would have been a difficult ruling for a trial court judge to make to remove Mr. Becerra from the ballot in the general election. But we’re disappointed because the ruling is the wrong ruling.” State law requires the attorney general to have been “admitted to practice” before the state Supreme Court … [Read more...] about Judge rejects claim that Attorney General Xavier Becerra isn’t qualified

Capitol Alert Capitol Alert California Democrats wants Harris to run + Make housing affordable again + Becerra’s spotlight By Bryan Anderson ORDER REPRINT → January 30, 2019 05:45 AM ‘Our strength is our unity:’ Kamala Harris discusses issues after announcing run for presidency Democratic Senator Kamala Harris announced her candidacy for president in 2020 on Jan. 21, 2019 at Howard University. She held a press conference at the university afterwards. By Up Next × SHARE Democratic Senator Kamala Harris announced her candidacy for president in 2020 on Jan. 21, 2019 at Howard University. She held a press conference at the university afterwards. By DO CALIFORNIANS WANT KAMALA? The big crowds at Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign kickoff in Oakland last week were no illusion. A new poll from Probolsky Research shows the senator with a sizable majority of … [Read more...] about California Democrats wants Harris to run + Make housing affordable again + Becerra’s spotlight

Feb. 5, 2019, 1:23 PM GMT By Suzanne Gamboa When California's attorney general counters the president’s State of the Union address with the Democrats' Spanish language rebuttal Tuesday, it won’t be the first time Xavier Becerra has taken swings at Donald Trump's policies. In fact, according to the Democrats, Becerra has filed more than 100 legal actions — 45 of them lawsuits — against the Trump administration. Becerra's response will be delivered through Spanish language media outlets live Tuesday night, while Stacey Abrams, who ran unsuccessfully for Georgia governor, will deliver the Democratic response in English. This will be the first time the Spanish-language Democratic response has been delivered live, a Democratic aide said. For those who tune in, Becerra said they can expect some tough talk. NBC News' sister network Telemundo, as well as Univision, will air his speech as soon as the president's 9 p.m. EST speech ends. "I always go for the fences and … [Read more...] about Trump adversary Xavier Becerra to ‘go for the fences’ in Spanish-language State of the Union