Rob Bonta’s Dogged Pursuit of Paramount Case Reflects Broader Mission: ‘I Believe in Fairness’

California attorney general’s worldview was shaped by his upbringing as the son of activists

Rob Bonta was less than a year into the job of California attorney general when he found himself at odds with one of the state’s most affluent communities. To get around a requirement to build more housing, Woodside had declared that the entire town was a mountain lion habitat.

Bonta fired off a letter accusing the Silicon Valley enclave of breaking the law.