Gov. Gavin Newsom and Assemblyman Rob Bonta on Wednesday, Mar. 24, 2021. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Rob Bonta was confirmed as California's new Attorney General on Thursday in a 29-6 vote.
The day before, the now-former assemblyman promised to hold police accountable for misconduct, as lawmakers offered veiled criticism of his predecessor who is now in the Biden administration.Bonta said his first priority would be implementing a new state law requiring the state’s top law enforcement officer to investigate every fatal police shooting of an unarmed civilian."That is so important right now as we have a racial justice reckoning in this nation — how we have a reckoning around how we police in this state and in this nation," Bonta told lawmakers.