The legislation now awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision by Sept. 30. Given California’s pivotal role as a leader in ...

Proponents of Prop. 36 like to blame Prop. 47 for the increase in the threshold at which theft crimes can be charged as ...

Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties.

According to the September Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Statewide Survey, 71% of all likely voters support ...

Gavin Newsom on Thursday was noncommittal when pressed about whether he plans to campaign against Proposition 36, a ...

Around California, thousands of men and women have been helped by Prop. 47-funded programs in remaking their lives. State ...

California voters will soon decide whether to reclassify certain theft and drug penalties under Proposition 36.

Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties.

Operations by the California’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force, which formed in 2019, have led to 1,055 arrests and the ...

The task force has made more than 1,000 arrests this year and recovered $7.8 million worth of stolen goods, officials said.