Robert Andres Bonta (born September 22, 1971) is a Filipino and American lawyer and politician who has served as the 34th attorney general of California since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the California State Assembly for the 18th district from 2012 to 2021 and as a member of the Alameda City Council from 2010 to 2012.
The first Filipino American to serve in the California State Legislature, Bonta chaired the California Asian & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus. After Xavier Becerra resigned as attorney general to become Secretary of Health and Human Services, Bonta was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to replace him. Bonta was sworn in on April 23, 2021, becoming the first Filipino American to hold the office. Bonta was elected to a full four-year term in office in 2022.
Přečtěte si více...22. září 1972 bylo pátek pod hvězdičkou ♍. Byl 265 den v roce. Prezidentem Spojených států byl Richard M. Nixon.
Pokud jste se narodili v tento den, je vám 53 let. Vaše poslední narozeniny byly pondělí 22. září 2025 před 244 dny. Vaše další narozeniny jsou úterý 22. září 2026, za 120 dní. Žili jste 19 602 dní nebo přibližně 470 459 hodin nebo přibližně 28 227 599 minut nebo přibližně 1 693 655 940 sekund.
Date: 22 September 1972
By ANDREW TORCHIABy The Associated Press
Amer AP correspondent A Torchia, arriving safely in GB on Sept 21 after being detained in Uganda following reptd Sept 17 invasion from Tanzania, describes his experiences in prison and unnecessary violence he saw used on prisoners by soldiers and policemen
Date: 22 September 1972
By FRED P. GRAHAMSpecial to The New York Times
Fred GRAHAMSpecial
Asst Atty Gen for Justice Dept legal counsel R C Cramton tells HR Judiciary Subcom on Sept 21 that internal guidelines issued in Aug, '70 by former Atty Gen Mitchell make 'newsman's privilege' law unnecessary and that Nixon Adm will therefore oppose as unnecessary proposed laws that would shield journalists from subpoenas; repts that since guidelines have been adopted only 7 subpoenas have been issued against journalists; Cramton testimony is given in response to hearings conducted by Repr R W Kastenmeier on 6 bills that would excuse newsmen under various circumstances from having to disclose confidential information; action on bills is being considered because Sup Ct ruled in June that 1st Amendment does not protect newsmen from being subpoenaed; Amer Soc of Newspaper Editors spokesman R G Fichenberg protests guidelines could be abandoned at any time and thus statute is needed to protect free flow of information to public
Date: 22 September 1972
By MARJORIE HUNTERSpecial to The New York Times
HR Govt Operations Subcom (Moorhead) on Sept 21 accuses Fed depts and agencies of delays in providing data available under Freedom of Information Act, which is requested by various groups; holds depts charge excessive fees for copies of documents and practice other means, intentional or unintentional, of thwarting public's right to know; notes 'relative lack of utilization of act by news media' that called for the legis; cites case in which Interior Dept hired former Nixon campaign aide H Treleaven to recommend improvements in dept's public information programs and notes dept then failed to make rept public even when asked to do so under Freedom of Information Act; says that dept did eventually make Treleaven rept public with exception of 1 paragraph, which subcom later found to contain evaluation of Sec Morton's photogenic qualities
Date: 23 September 1972
Special to The New York Times
Martial law, imposed on Philippines on Sept 23 after attempt is made on life of Defense Sec, closes newspaper offices and radio stations; Agence France-Presse repts that Govt orders 24-hr suspension of all out-going news traffic; AP repts that police close its office in Manilla Times bldg, forcing agency to resort to commercial communications
Date: 23 September 1972
By MALCOLM W. BROWNESpecial to The New York Times
Malcolm BROWNESpecial
S Vietnamese newspaper Dai Dan Toc is confiscated by Thieu Govt on Sept 22; its editors charge action stems from publication of rept 'extolling the air support the US gave in the battles of Quangtri province'; faces possible Govt prosecution, which could result in large fines and prison terms; editor and publisher Vo Ling Trieu says he was not officially informed why pub of article resulted in confiscation; examples of veiled criticism and double entendres that press publishes as pol satire
Date: 22 September 1972
By FLORA LEWISSpecial to The New York Times
Pres Pompidou defends as 'useful' his tactics of threatening to postpone a Eur summit conf and then definitely scheduling it for Oct 19, Sept 21 news conf, Paris
Date: 23 September 1972
US Dist Judge C E Wyzanski Jr scores Boston press on Sept 21 for publicizing criminal records of 89 persons secretly indicted on Sept 12 in connection with 4 major gambling operations in Mass; says prejudicial newspaper coverage might result in delay of trials or even dismissal of charges
Date: 23 September 1972
RICHARD L. MADDENSpecial to the New York Times
Richard MADDENSpecial
prospects are held dim for approval of NY-NJ compact
Date: 22 September 1972
By PHILIP H. DOUGHERTY
Philip DOUGHERTY
Batten Barton Durstine & Osborn ad agency has created, for client Western Airlines, 1st TV commercial designed especially for hard of hearing; commercial, which is being aired in several metropolitan areas where research has revealed large concentrations of people with hearing impediments, shows woman delivering message in sign language while pictures are flashed on screen behind her