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

California voters backed Proposition 36, looking for a new direction on homelessness, retail theft and drug overdoses. Gov. Gavin Newsom opposed it.

California voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure seeking harsher punishment for retail crimes including shoplifting and theft. Repeat offenders may now be charged with felonies under ...

The measure, which cracks down on certain drug and theft offenses, became a focal point of the election, highlighting crime ...

California voters approve Prop 36 to crack down on repeat retail theft offenders and drug dealers who sell fentanyl.

As California voters on Tuesday continue to cast ballots into the evening, they are expected to reverse course on a decade of ...

California voters were deciding on 10 ballot measures including one that would turn some nonviolent crimes, like shoplifting, ...

Prop. 36 is an attempt to unwind Prop. 47, a prop passed 10 years ago in an effort to reduce California's prison overcrowding ...

Supporters of Prop. 36 say it would help the state address homelessness, drug addiction and retail theft. Its critics call it ...

Proponents said the initiative is necessary to close legal loopholes that have made it challenging for law enforcement to punish shoplifters and drug dealers.

Californians will decide the fate of Proposition 36, a measure that seeks to increase punishments for some theft and drug ...

The measure gives judges the authority to order people with multiple drug charges into rehab and undoes some of the changes the state made 10 years ago.