Six candidates seeking to lead California are telling voters where they stand on housing, homelessness and Proposition 36 in ...

With the overwhelming passage of Proposition 36 in November 2024, California voters sent a clear message to state lawmakers.

A newly released policy analysis examines how Proposition 36 progressed from a ballot initiative into enacted California ...

One year after California's Proposition 36 went into effect, increasing penalties for certain repeat theft and drug crimes, opinions remain divided on its effectiveness.

It’s a Wednesday afternoon in Department 1203 at the Central Courthouse, and the man in the defendant’s chair is anxious. The next morning, he’ll be released from jail and expected to put his name on ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Retail theft in San Diego has dropped significantly over the past year, a trend local officials credit to Proposition 36, a statewide initiative targeting repeat offenders.

Proposition 36, on the California ballot for the Nov. 5 election, is presented to the voters as a crime-fighting measure. It will make certain crimes felonies that are now misdemeanors and impose ...

Proposition 36 was approved just one year ago, yet its detractors are already calling it a failure and urging its repeal. This is despite overwhelming support from California voters, who passed the ...