Police are meant to serve and protect the public, not wage war against them,” the ACLU said in a statement critical of the veto.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed into law Monday a bill that will restrict cell phones in schools across the state. The Phone-Free School Act requires every public school to create a policy to limit or prohibit phone use by students during school hours.

Sideshows are reckless, criminal activities that endanger our communities. We have seen too many people killed or hurt at these events,” the governor said annoucing the new laws.

California sued ExxonMobile on Sept. 23 for misleading the public through slick marketing campaigns about its plastic products. A day earlier, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law banning all plastic bags starting in 2026.

The announcement also follows a ban on plastic bags at California grocery stores, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom Sunday. During a fireside chat at New York City Climate Week, Bonta discussed the lawsuit with actor Lou Diamond Phillips.