sacramento bureau reporter ashley zavala explains((pkg)) with several bills still to sign..overnor jerry brown's signature could significantly change some law enforcement policy.one bill on his desk would keep kids 15 years old or younger from being tried as adults. supporters say this shortens their sentences and gives them a second chance at life. several district attorneys oppose the proposed law, some saying the system needs an avenue to punish the most heinous criminals, regardles of their age. (nats) another controversial bill would make police body camera footage more accessible to the public. ((assembly member phil ting d-san francisco)) "what we're seeing is that sometimes the footage doesn't get released and we're not given the reasons why." police would have 45 days to release body camera footage from officer - involved shootings or use-of-force incidents. if the footage interferes with an investigation, police would have to show how and why before getting a 30-day extension. "we very much hope the governor signs this bill, we think this is very good public policy

(ken)that was ashley zavala reporting.the new law -- some business groups say it sets impossible targets - and could increase electric bills.. while some environmentali sts say the law does not go far enough... as for the governor -- he promises there is more to come - and will be hosting a climate change summit in san francisco this week. (grant)in response to governor jerry brown signing the bill.. state senator kevin de leon-- who authored the bill joined us here on kron 4 earlier today. senator de leon addressed the concern many residents fear... will utility bills go up?..working families throughout california,. california,. california,. (grant)senator de leon went on to say that this is a move that comes out respect for the california voters and about giving voters an informed choice. (pam) new tonight at ten: a california utility promises to replace 3- thousand -4-hundred miles of overhead power lines ... with insulated wire.. it is designed to reduce the risk of the overhead lines sparking and causing wildfires. so

(ken) that was ashley zavala reporting. vote is expected to take place sometimes after nine tonight. now to our four zone forecast. taking a live look outside at s-f-o.kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now ..(ken) lawrence we are in prime fire season now. are the temperatures this weekend going to contribute to and fire hazards? lawrence karnow: high pressure began to build back into the bay area today and helped warm the temperatures. skies cleared out earlier too with highs in the mid 80s inland and 70s around the bay and 60s at coast. it will be a mostly clear this evening before patchy fog returns to the bay. on the satellite you can see the ridge of high pressure building overhead. we will likely see more of a northerly component to the wind which will keep the fog to a minimum and warm us up. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 80s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay, and 60s with patchy fog at the coast. we could see some 90s on sunday with slightly temperatures on labor day. it will be mostl

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has more from d-m-v headquarters in sacramento...where she says officials offered few details about what caused today's breakdown. more technical difficulties interrupted service at 70 dmv offices across the state thursday from san francisco to san diego.((shawn landrum- teppish-dmv customer "if they don't open up in another 30 minutes i'm sure i might leave and find something to do workers noticed the problem when offices opened this morning... a department spokesperson says a router issue was to blame, but did not elaborate.((assemblymember jim patterson)) "are you serious? almost half of the offices in the state were down because of a router issue?" assembly member jim patterson continues his effort for an audit of the department. thursday's outage was the 30th incident the department has experienced since january of 2017.. this latest technical issue comes two weeks after the department admitted it botched thousands of "motor voter" registrations.although lawmakers are out of session.. some say they're still working to create cha

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has more on what lawmakers are saying. shy of the six month mark of stephon clark's shooting death by police..his family is taking action against the city.with still no charges filed against officers... the family filed claims seeking at least 15 million dollars for funeral expenses, attorney fees and punitive damages.sacramento assemblyman kevin mccarty says he isn't surprised. ((assemblyman kevin mccarty)) ""police say they shot clark thinking he had a gun..investigators later learned it was a cell phone. mccarty coauthored a proposed law this year that would've toughened the standard for police to use lethal force when they feel their lives are in danger.. lawmakers put it on hold for next year."mccarty bite" ( lydia ) ( lydia ) ( lydia ) other then announcing the claims against them.. sacramento city officials are not commenting. we reached out to attorneys for stephon clark's family. but they say they are not yet ready to comment either. ( lydia ) still ahead... a major airport rolls out facial recognition technology.

bill his signature solidified today will help tenants facing eviction capitol bureau reporter ashley zavalaamento tonight to explain how the new law will help. ashley? ((pkg))a bill inked by goverenor jerry brown today will give tenants more time to respond to eviction or breach of lease notices. the new law will allow tenants three court days to pay rent or comply with lease terms and five court days to respond to an eviction lawsuit. current law states tenants have calendar days, giving them less time to act. attorneys across the state have reported incidents involving landlords giving notice to tenants on a friday before a long weekend or holidayin a statement, bill author assembly member david chiu said "tenants in california are facing unprecedented hardships and constantly living under the threat of eviction. a few extra days can be the difference between staying in their home or becoming homeless." the new law is one of several housing related bills passing through the governor's desk. it will take effect september of next year next yearseptember of effect it will take desk. it will

accused of torturing, raping and robbing ten women over a 15-year-span capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala was in the courtroom today as well... and joins us live from sacramento to explain what happened. ashley? ((ashley)) roy waller was brought in to the courtroom handcuffed.. he said nothing during. all while some of his allged victim's sat feet away from him. "it's the first time i had been that close to him in 27 years, the last time was in my home ."bound and barricaded in court for the first time.. suspected norcal rapist roy waller stood in front of the victims he is accused of blind folding and torturing."when he walked in i grabbed my husband's hand and started to tear up and shake a little." nicole earnest-payte was 21 when she says he crept into her unlocked home and raped her. she says she didn't eat all day monday leading up to his arraignment."it's a mix of things, but mostly i felt on intent on getting him, i've always been intent on getting him, even that night."now "gotten".. waller's attorney requested a continuance in court, which the judge granted. (joseph farina) "unt

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains what prompted the rally.mbers of a network of clergy sexy abuse victims hand delivered a letter to the state attorney general.. urging him to launch a grand jury investigation into the california catholic church.(dan mcnevin- survivors network of thoe abused by priests)) "we have no knowledge or information about what goes on here in california."noting california has the largest concentration of catholics in the nation..the group says it spent the last month compiling data and crunching numbers based on pennsylvania's recent grand jury report.they say they know of 1,000 victims of clergy sex abuse victims in the state and 510 clerics accused.((tim stier-former priest)) "a priest is held in great honor and esteem. i was a pastor for 12 years in fremont.. we have no accountability the only that got us in trouble was stealing money.""i've sued the catholic church and won.."joe piscietti was a victim of clergy abuse.. he says he's already sent a letter to becerra asking him to investigate but got no response..(jo

(grant) our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala exmeasure would do... an how both sides are trying to sway voters. nats--the price you pay at the pump could change immediately if proposition 6 passes.(carl demaio - yes on 6) "the gas tax is unfair, it's costly, it's regressive, it hurts working families."the measure would repeal california's recent 12 cent per gallon gas tax increase.it would also require voter approval for any future gas tax increases. ((nats-ad))opponents of prop six released this state-wide tv ad claiming cheaper gas in the end, could be costly.the legislatve anaylyst office says repealing the tax will slash 5.1 billion dollars in funding...opponents say that would halt 6,500 road repair and infastructure projects. (michael quigley)) "the conditions of our roads will continue to deterioriate.. roads will become less safe and utlimately what we'll have is a situation where voters will have to pay more in the future and millions of dollars of tax payer money will be wasted shutting down projects that are underway."(demaio) "ohhh the po

(grant) kron4's capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala reports from the capitol. and 100 miles... this group of janitors and sexual assault victims reached the capitol steps.((alejandra valles - supporter of janitors)) "we want to fight for this so we can say no more in our industry))the group walked in hopes of getting governor jerry brown to sign a bill that would help protect janitorial staff against sexual violence in the work place. the law already approved by the legislature would encourage janitors---a group largely made up of immigrants--- to come forward with sexual assault claims through peer to peer training. the group says under current law and the current presidential administration, janitors who are victims of sexual violence stay silent out of fear. ((david huerta- united service workers west)) "we're here to change the culture, a culture that preys on immigrant women who work at night and because of their status are vulnerable to the men who supervise them. just because you're an immigrant does not give them the right to sexually abuse."))the group

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala spoke to both sides ahead of tonight's vote. "there's nothing more impactful to our communities when we've had so much of this state that has burned.. where communities and families have been ripped apart."s-b 901 is a multipronged wildfire prevention package... it would allocate $1 billion to forest management and public safety. it would also allow utility companies to pass along the cost of wildfires to customers when power equipment sparks a fire...so long as companies show they reasonably maintained their equipment opponents are worried utility rates will go up.((blanca castro - aarp california)) "sb901 is a pge bailout, plain and simple. and that is the only reason it is being rushed through. we're imploring them to please pause and not rush to create a very bad policy that's going to affect the pocket book of every californian." but others - including the california state association of counties disagrees.((graham knaus - director csac)) "this is about balance, not bailout. we must have a reasonably approach to ensuring th

((jr)) sacramento bureau reporter ashley zavala is in the state capitol and explains what prompted an there today. ((pkg))(nats)members of a network of clergy sexy abuse victims hand delivered a letter to the state attorney general.. urging him to launch a grand jury investigation into the california catholic church.(dan mcnevin- survivors network of thoe abused by priests)) "we have no knowledge or information about what goes on here in california."noting california has the largest concentration of catholics in the nation..the group says it spent the last month compiling data and crunching numbers based on pennsylvania's recent grand jury report.they say they know of 1,000 victims of clergy sex abuse victims in the state and 510 clerics accused.((tim stier-former priest)) "a priest is held in great honor and esteem. i was a pastor for 12 years in fremont.. we have no accountability the only that got us in trouble was stealing money.""i've sued the catholic church and won.."joe piscietti was a victim of clergy abuse.. he says he's already sent a letter to becerra asking him to invest

(pam) capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala was outside the attorney general's office in sacramento todayat prompted a demonstration there . (pam)(pam) connecticut, new york, new jersey, illinois, missouri, new mexico, oklahoma and wyoming have already opened inquiries. (jrs) new at 8. investigators are describing a u-s border patrol agent as a serial killer after one of his would-be victims escaped and alerted police of the crimes. authorities say the four women juan david ortiz confessed to killing were prostitutes. they were murdered in a two-week span in the laredo, texas area... near the us-mexico border. cnn's ed border. cnn's ed lavandera has more. tasked with protecting our borders juan david ortiz is now instead called a calculating serial killer by police.isidro r. "chilo" alaniz/webb county district attorney:"ortiz carried out these murders in a cold and callous way."ortiz, a 35-year old border patrol agent, is accused of shooting four women in the head.chief deputy federico garza/webb county sheriff's office:"i believe ortiz targeted all victims due to their profession and bei

(pam) capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has more on what lawmakers are saying tonight.(pkg))(nats)just shy of the six month mark of stephon clark's shooting death by police..his family is taking action against the city.with still no charges filed against officers... the family filed claims seeking at least 15 million dollars for funeral expenses, attorney fees and punitive damages.sacramento assemblyman kevin mccarty says he isn't surprised. ((assemblyman kevin mccarty)) ""police say they shot clark thinking he had a gun..investigators later learned it was a cell phone. mccarty coauthored a proposed law this year that would've toughened the standard for police to use lethal force when they feel their lives are in danger.. lawmakers put it on hold for next year."mccarty bite" (pam) besides (pam) besides announcing the claims against them.. sacramento city officials are not commenting. we reached out to attorneys for stephon clark's family.. but they say, they are not yet ready to comment either. (ken)new tonight at ten: the 18-year-old charged with reckless endangerment

(pam) but as our capital bureau reporter ashley zavala tells us the tax break does not apply to everyone severely disabled, over the age of 55 or victims of natural disasters could see a tax break with the passage of proposition 5.for example..a wild fire burns down your house..and as a victim of a natural disaster, you buy a new one. the property tax on the new home no matter where it is in the state.. would be based on the house you used to live in. the california association of realtors says the measure will help those groups buy homes closer to their families or to safer neighborhoods without burdening them with costs new home buyers face in taxes. ((judy covington-california association of realtors)) "a lot of people feel they're locked in, especially senior citizens, who are on a fixed income.. ((az standup)) the non partisan legislative office analyst shows the impact would financially hit local governments..causing them to each lose $100 million in property tax revenue annually...eventually mounting to a billion dollars a year... ((dorothy johnson - california state association o

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala was outside the attorney general's office in sacramento today and explains what prompted a demonstration there. ((pkg))(nats)members of a network of clergy sexy abuse victims hand delivered a letter to the state attorney general.. urging him to launch a grand jury investigation into the california catholic church.(dan mcnevin- survivors network of thoe abused by priests)) "we have no knowledge or information about what goes on here in california."noting california has the largest concentration of catholics in the nation..the group says it spent the last month compiling data and crunching numbers based on pennsylvania's recent grand jury report.they say they know of 1,000 victims of clergy sex abuse victims in the state and 510 clerics accused.((tim stier-former priest)) "a priest is held in great honor and esteem. i was a pastor for 12 years in fremont.. we have no accountability the only that got us in trouble was stealing money.""i've sued the catholic church and won.."joe piscietti was a victim of clergy abuse.. he says he's already sent a letter

california state parks are set to open a brand new trail near south lake tahoe ((grant))and as kron4's ashley zavala explains...it's down under. ((az))state parks is launching its first ever underwater trail here at emerald bay...theyre hoping it will show the state has more to offer beyond lands end. ((nats))(ken-diver state parks) it's uniquely situated and for us it's a real privilege to the the first of its kind" the state's first underwater trail features four dive sites... the final resting places for recreational boats, launches and barges.experts say the lake's cold water helped preserve the ships... some up to 100 years.(denise jaffke- archaelogist "individually they're interesting but as a collection they represent tahoe's recreational past, and it's also the largest collection of small recreational boats, in place to exist in the world" (nats) divers say at some of the sites, you don't need scuba gear..."it's fairly shallow water so you can put on a mask and snorkel or even look out the side of your boat to see these beautiful barged." the sites have to be accessed by boat which state par

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala is live in sacramento tonight with the details. ashley? ((ashley)) the new law is just one part of a package the governor says will help combat climate change. governor jerry brown went even further by signing an executive order - requiring the entire state to become carbon neutral by 2045. ((pkg)) ((nats))"california and the rest of the world have miles to go before we achieve zero carbon emissions but you have to begin, you have to et something done. with the stroke of a pen -- governor jerry brown set an aggressive environmental goal for the state of california: phase out fossile fuels. the newly signed law requires the state's utilities to generate 60 percent of their energy from renewable sources by the year 2030.with a goal of 100 percent by 2045. senator kevin deleon introduced the bill: senator kevin deleon: " today california sends an unmistakable message to the nation and the world. regardless of who occupies the white house, california will always lead on climate change." the order comes on the same day the e-p-a announced its f

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains why he made that announcement at high schools...iday, at least for me it is!" in the courtyard of a sacramento high school.. secretary of state alex padilla announced california teens are making history. (alex padilla- secretary of state) "i'm happy to announce since the launch of our pregistration program, more than 200,000 16 and 17 year olds have pregistered to vote." the program launched two years ago..half of them registered within the last five months.padilla says about 100,000 have turned 18 and will be able to cast their ballot in the upcoming election. (student) "i believe it is important to vote because i believe everyone has a voice that is given to them for all people to hear." according to the secretary of state's office..(( more than 39,000 bay area teens have pregistered)). getting the youngest voters to turn out on election day has been a priority for padilla. "i remember my senior year.. i wasn't worried about registering to vote. i was thinking about how i'm going to play for prom.. how am i going to get into colle

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala joins us live from sacramento tonight with what lawmakers are saying. ashley? ((ashley))stephon clark's family this week filed claims against the city of sacramento seeking millions of dollars in damages.the area's assembly member today continues his calls for california to change the culture of law enforcement ((pkg))(nats)just shy of the six month mark of stephon clark's shooting death by police..his family is taking action against the city.with still no charges filed against officers... the family filed claims seeking at least 15 million dollars for funeral expenses, attorney fees and punitive damages.sacramento assemblyman kevin mccarty says he isn't surprised. ((assemblyman kevin mccarty)) ""police say they shot clark thinking he had a gun..investigators later learned it was a cell phone. mccarty coauthored a proposed law this year that would've toughened the standard for police to use lethal force when they feel their lives are in danger.. lawmakers put it on hold for next year."mccarty bite" ((ashley))besides announcing besides ((ashley)) ((ashl

(grant) capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains what the ballot measure would do... nd how both sides are trying to sway voters. ((ashley)) there is a sizable amount of support for and against the repeal effort. gubernatorial candidate john cox is supporting prop six. but a coalition of public safety and government groups say repeal will be a rough road to travel. ((pkg))nats--the price you pay at the pump could change immediately if proposition 6 passes.(carl demaio - yes on 6) "the gas tax is unfair, it's costly, it's regressive, it hurts working families."the measure would repeal california's recent 12 cent per gallon gas tax increase.it would also require voter approval for any future gas tax increases.((nats-ad)) opponents of prop six released this state-wide tv ad claiming cheaper gas in the end, could be costly.the legislatve anaylyst office says repealing the tax will slash 5.1 billion dollars in funding...opponents say that would halt 6,500 road repair and infastructure projects.(michael quigley)) "the conditions of our roads will continue to deterioriate.. r

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala joins us now live from the sacramento county jail to explain what led investigators to waller. ashley? ((ashley))investigators say it was here in sacramento where waller's last alleged victim came forward to police... and it's here where the benecia resident is now in custody after geneaology linked him to the crimes. ((sacramento county da anne marie schubert)) "cold cases often become a journey for justice"what started as a string of rapes and crimes left with an unclear suspect is now focused on 58-year-old roy waller.between 1991 to 2006 investigators say he terrorized, raped, robbed and ransacked the homes of at least ten women. the crimes spanned across six counties..as far north as butte...down to conra costa. "for 27 years-- there has been one common thread. his dna. i have often said that dna is the silent witness to that dna is the silent witness to the truth"crime scene dna was entered into a genealogy website -- the dna matches eventually led to an arrest. it's the same website authorities used to catch the suspected golden state killer.

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala joins us live from sacramento.. s the d-m-v responding? ((ashley)) in the same week the d-m-v reported to lawmakers that wait times at offices have decreased... the d-m-v now admits it botched tens of thousands of voter registrations. ((pkg)) the dmv says 23,000 voter registrations have been mishandled by employees. the errors were caused by technicians when they had more than one customer record open on their computer screens. that resulted in mistakes on voter preferences... including language, political party and vote by mail options.((on the phone: assemblyman jim patterson)) "these mistakes are tampering with the fundamental right of californians to register for the party or non party of their preference and to have their voter registration untouched by the government." assemblymember jim patterson - a vocal critic of dmv management - is pushing for answers. dmv officials say they're working to correct the problem - but would not take questions on camera about the issue. they did however speak about a reduction

kron 4's capitol reporter ashley zavala..who was there as the protest unfolded. ashley? . black lives matter had already planned on protesting the california peace officer's association's training conference here at the convention center.. but with yesterday's death of a sacramento county deputy... a counter protest came out, causing quite the scene here.. ((pkg))nats--we don't need you sac pdtension high in sacramento as tuesday marked six months since police shot and killed stephon clark.his family helped kick off the black lives matter protest downtown... demonstrating against a law enforcement convention..(sequita thompson- stephon clark's grandmother) "they don't have no respect for us, they don't even care. they're heartless, they need to change the whole police system."(nats-blue lives matter!) across the street.. demonstrators in support of law enforcement waved american flags and held up signs in memory of deputy mark stasyuk... who was shot to death monday while responding to a routine call...(janet lucero-leo family member) "i'm here to show respect for the offi

ashley zavala explains.. ((az))state parks is launching its first ever underwater trail here at emerald bay...theyre hoping it will show the state has more to offer beyond lands end. ((nats))(ken-diver state parks) it's uniquely situated and for us it's a real privilege to the the first of its kind" the state's first underwater trail features four dive sites... the final resting places for recreational boats, launches and barges.experts say the lake's cold water helped preserve the ships... some up to 100 years.(denise jaffke- archaelogist "individually they're interesting but as a collection they represent tahoe's recreational past, and it's also the largest collection of small recreational boats, in place to exist in the world" (nats) divers say at some of the sites, you don't need scuba gear..."it's fairly shallow water so you can put on a mask and snorkel or even look out the side of your boat to see these beautiful barged." the sites have to be accessed by boat which state parks will have spread througho

(grant) capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala is live in sacramento tonight... he effort behind blocking the new law. ashley? ((ashley)) it's not just the bail bond industry worried about its future.. several crime victim groups have joined together to try and reverse the law eliminating cash bail. ((pkg))nats --"this is his rapsheet and all the criminal activity he's had.."topo padilla and other bail bond agents across the state are rallying together.pushing for a ballot measure to let california voters decide whether to eliminate cash bail. "he will never see the light of day under the new law." in october of next year california's money bail system is slated to replaced by an honor system..judges would determine who stays in jail and who gets out, but without cash on the line critics are concerned.((topo padilla- president of golden state bail agents association)) "if somebody is out on bail, that is the greatest opportunity and chances for that person to make all their court dates and that justice will be served." critics also say it could lead to longer inca

both candidates for governor are busy as election day gets closer(grant) capitol bureau reporter ashley zavalamento to explain what gavin newsom and john cox have been up to. ashley? ((ashley))with the election 56 days away... both gubernatorial candidates are doing all they can to reach people through travel and airwaves.. ((pkg)) trt: 1:20democratic candidate for governor gavin newsom began his "blue bus" tour"we are here in colton, california san berdino county." he has several stops scheduled through southern california this week... campaigning for other "blue" party candidates on the ballot.on social media... he and his wife are seen picking up pizza an helping other democrats also running for political office. ((gavin newsom)) "so many women are stepping up and stepping in and leading the charge to take. back. the house.".."i don't want to win the governor's race without the proper checks and balances."meanwhile.. republican candidate john cox spent the weekend campaigning in northern california..on social media... he's calling on the governor to have a special session on the d-m-v - the

capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala spoke to both sides ahead of tonight's vote.makers are expected to vote sometime tonight after 9:00. both opponents and supporters are calling this bill one of the most important issues in the state legislature this year. "there's nothing more impactful to our communities when we've had so much of this state that has burned.. where communities and families have been ripped apart."s-b 901 is a multipronged wildfire prevention package... it would allocate $1 billion to forest management and public safety. it would also allow utility companies to pass along the cost of wildfires to customers when power equipment sparks a fire...so long as companies show they reasonably maintained their equipment opponents are worried utility rates will go up.((blanca castro - aarp california)) "sb901 is a pge bailout, plain and simple. and that is the only reason it is being rushed through. we're imploring them to please pause and not rush to create a very bad policy that's going to affect the pocket book of every californian." but others - includi

california state parks are set to open a brand new trail near south lake tahoe and as kron4's ashley zavalawater. ((az))state parks is launching its first ever underwater trail here at emerald bay...theyre hoping it will show the state has more to offer beyond lands end. ((nats))(ken-diver state parks) it's uniquely situated and for us it's a real privilege to the the first of its kind" the state's first underwater trail features four dive sites... the final resting places for recreational boats, launches and barges.experts say the lake's cold water helped preserve the ships... some up to 100 years.(denise jaffke- archaelogist "individually they're interesting but as a collection they represent tahoe's recreational past, and it's also the largest collection of small recreational boats, in place to exist in the world" (nats) divers say at some of the sites, you don't need scuba gear..."it's fairly shallow water so you can put on a mask and snorkel or even look out the side of your boat to see these beautiful barged." the sites have to be accessed by boat which state parks will have spread th

to launch an investigation into the catholic church.( james ) sacramento bureau reporter ashley zavalas. members of a network of clergy sexy abuse victims hand delivered a letter to the state attorney general.. urging him to launch a grand jury investigation into the california catholic church. (dan mcnevin- survivors network of thoe abused by priests)) "we have no knowledge or information about what goes on here in california."noting california has the largest concentration of catholics in the nation..the group says it spent the last month compiling data and crunching numbers based on pennsylvania's recent grand jury report.they say they know of 1,000 victims of clergy sex abuse victims in the state and 510 clerics accused.((tim stier-former priest)) "a priest is held in great honor and esteem. i was a pastor for 12 years in fremont.. we have no accountability the only that got us in trouble was stealing money.""i've sued the catholic church and won.."joe piscietti was a victim of clergy abuse.. he says he's already sent a letter to becerra asking him to investigate but got no respons