California Gov. Gavin Newsom strongly opposed Proposition 36. He claims it will bring California back to the 1980s when mass ...

Here's how California voted on statewide measures in the 2024 election, including Proposition 36 on retail theft and fentanyl ...

Proposition 36, which increases sentencing for certain drug and theft offenses, clearly is on its way to passage, with 77% of ...

California voters are projected by the Associated Press to approve a measure that would broadly increase penalties for ...

Polling support for the ballot measure surpassed 70% ahead of Election Day; opponents voiced wariness over impact on the ...

Frustrated with what they see as rampant retail crimes, voters approved an initiative making shoplifting a felony for repeat ...

Law enforcement officials praised California voters for passing Proposition 36 by a wide margin on Election Day.

California passed Proposition 36 — a tough-on-crime measure that imposes harsher sentences on low-level offenses like drug ...

With the measure headed for victory. Southern California prosecutors say their goal is to protect residents and not to fill ...

Bakersfield advocates for Prop 36 are ecstatic about it passing, but opponents say the financial costs are too high.

The law will reclassify some misdemeanor theft and drug crimes as felonies, creating a new category of crime called 'treatment-mandated felony.' ...