California voters approved a ballot measure Tuesday seeking harsher punishment for retail crimes including shoplifting and ...

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom strongly opposed the measure, saying that “Prop 36 takes us back to the 1980s, mass ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Anger over retail theft drives California voters to make certain shoplifting crimes felonies again. Copyright © 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material ...

California voters weighed 10 ballot propositions this year, measures that touch on everything from insurance-related taxes ...

Californians overwhelmingly backed Prop. 36 to lengthen criminal sentences for certain theft and drug offenses, and to direct more people to drug treatment after convictions.

"Hard middle" former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman wins after dropping "Republican" label in failed race for California ...

CALIFORNIA, USA — Frustrated with what they see as rampant retail crimes, voters approved Prop. 36, an initiative making ...

Proposition 36, one of this year’s most high-profile and divisive ballot measures in California, has been approved by voters ...

Californians overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36 — which increases the penalties for certain theft and drug crimes.

Proposition 36 supporters say it would help California address homelessness and retail theft. Critics of the 2024 ballot measure call it a return to failed policies.

Other state measures affected wages, taxes and education, including school choice measures defeated in Kentucky and Nebraska.

Californians fed up with soaring crime have overwhelmingly voted to replace Los Angeles County District Attorney George ...