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 ...

STANCE ON CRIME. BUT HOW EFFECTIVE HAS PROPOSITION 36 BEEN? ONE YEAR IN PROP 36 IS A FAILURE. IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING HERE FOR US. IT'S WORKING IN SOME PLACES, BUT IT'S NOT WORKING IN MOST COUNTIES. IT ...

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.

Prop 36 proponents promised safety, accountability, and mass treatment. California’s getting more mass incarceration instead. It has been one year since Proposition 36 went into effect in California.

The Tulare County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday it has filed about 680 Proposition 36 eligible cases since the law went into effect in December 2024.

Jose Trinidad Bueno Garcia was sentenced to 15 years in state prison for leading a large-scale fentanyl trafficking operation ...

In Elise Cox’s Mendolocal.news report about a Board of Supervisors discussion of Mendocino County’s CORE (Community Outreach Response & Engagement) program last Wednesday, District Attorney ...

One year after California's Proposition 36 went into effect, increasing penalties for certain repeat theft and drug crimes, ...

Proposition 36 jeopardizes funding for the state’s 24 trauma recovery centers, imperiling the support system for crime ...

The moderate San Jose mayor joins a crowded field that has struggled to resonate with voters. He has a shot.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan announced Thursday that he is running for governor of California in 2026, joining a crowded field ...