California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday would not take a position on Proposition 36, despite being a major ...
Prop. 36 pledges to send more people convicted of drug possession to treatment instead of prison. Behavioral health directors say that’s easier said than done with workforce shortages across the state ...
Proposition 36 allows felony charges for possessing certain drugs and for thefts under $950 if a defendant has two prior drug ...
San Francisco Mayor London Breed, the California District Attorneys Association, and the California State Sheriffs’ ...
By Carmen Elena L’Annunziata Monge On October 2nd a group of California-based grassroots organizations, with representatives ...
Ten years ago, California voters passed Proposition 47 which reclassified some crimes as misdemeanors instead of felonies.
Among other goals, Prop. 47 sought to reduce the population in California’s badly overcrowded prisons. It worked. Within two ...
Prosecutors, police and big box retailers have blamed Prop 47 for an increase in property crimes. Prop. 36 is their attempt ...
A new analysis has found California's Proposition 47, which turned six drug and theft crimes into misdemeanors, has increased ...
Prop 36 asks California voters to enhance the penalties for some drug and theft crimes, primarily targeting repeat thieves and fentanyl dealers.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is the most prominent critic of Proposition 36, a measure on the November ballot that would increase ...