Attorney General Rob Bonta pointed to existing law that prohibits local law enforcement from arresting people for immigration enforcement purposes.

In the latest attempt to push back against the incoming Trump administration, California has pledged to protect undocumented residents from deportation by prohibiting public institutions from cooperating with immigration authorities.

California has the nation's strongest abortion protections, but as Trump prepares to take the White House again, Democratic lawmakers say not enough has been done to secure reproductive access.

One of the legislative proposals, the Medication Abortion Access bill, seeks to ensure that medication abortion ― a two-pill regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol ― is protected and available everywhere in California, including in its so-called health care deserts where medical providers are harder to come by.