Assemblymember Josh Hoover (R) highlighted the troubling pattern of obstruction: “Not only are we unwilling to investigate fraud, but the legislature is moving in the opposite direction — shielding records, raising barriers to public access, and even criminalizing investigative journalism, such as AB 2624.” Hoover was referring to legislation authored by Attorney General Bonta’s wife, Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), that critics have dubbed the “Stop Nick Shirley Act.”
