Proposition 36 allows felony charges for possessing certain drugs and for thefts under $950 if a defendant has two prior drug ...

From repealing old laws to enacting new ones, there's a bevy of statewide propositions on California's ballot this year covering issues from rent control to marriage equality to involuntary servitude ...

By Carmen Elena L’Annunziata Monge On October 2nd a group of California-based grassroots organizations, with representatives ...

Supporters of a proposition to ban forced labor in California prisons believe they have a strong message centered on ...

Local law enforcement and business leaders spoke up Wednesday in support of Proposition 36, a state voter initiative on the Nov. 5 ballot that, if approved, would increase punishment for theft and ...

California’s shortage of treatment beds is well documented. A 2022 report by California’s Department of Health Care Services ...

Gavin Newsom is the most prominent critic of Proposition 36, a measure on the November ballot that would increase sentences ...

The candidates featured in our guide include those running for U.S. Senate or U.S. House of Representatives seats, state ...

Business owners in downtown Riverside are growing exceedingly frustrated with incidents of burglary, robbery and vandalism.

Lookout and nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet CalMatters hosted an event Wednesday at Bookshop Santa Cruz to help educate ...

OPINION- This summer, I had the privilege of touring the Orange County Sheriff Department’s jail facilities. The work they are doing to strike a balance between delivering heavy-handed justice ...

A virtual discussion hosted by the Sacramento Bee focused on some of the year’s most attention-grabbing ballot props.