A good week for Bonta, bad one for Southwest Airlines

Rob Bonta

East Bay Assemblyman, the Legislature’s first Filipino American, is tapped by Gov. Gavin Newsom to be California’s new attorney general, often a stepping stone to higher office.

Southwest Airlines

Live mic picks up pilot on San Jose runway making vulgar tirade about Bay Area, dropping F-bombs about liberals and traffic. FAA is investigating. Wanna get away?

Gun-control advocates

Major victory is won by advocates of gun limits as the Ninth Circuit appeals court upholds Hawaii’s ban on open carry. But the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn it.