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Attorney General tells Assembly committee state is safer, cites major recoveries and multistate lawsuits
Summary
At a Judiciary Committee hearing, the Attorney General highlighted declines in shootings and other crimes, said his office secured more than $1 billion in recoveries, and defended a robust slate of lawsuits against federal actions and tech platforms to protect state funds and youth mental health.
The Attorney General appeared before the Assembly Judiciary Committee to present a brief overview of his office's work and to answer lawmakers' questions.
In opening remarks, the Attorney General said his primary mission is to keep residents safe and pointed to recent crime‑trend data as evidence of progress: the state recorded historically low totals for shootings over the past two years, auto theft declined and opioid overdoses fell. He credited coordinated law‑enforcement work, targeted prosecutions of serial violent offenders and newly funded programs for much of the improvement. "My primary mission is to keep the residents of our state safe," he said.
The Attorney General told members his…
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