California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday would not take a position on Proposition 36, despite being a major ...
Proponents of Proposition 36 call it the “Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act,” yet it will create no new ...
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 ...
Supporters say Prop 36 will force people into treatment and get them off the street. But are there enough treatment beds? And who’s going to pay for it? Opponents say Prop 36 will fill up jails and ...
Among other goals, Prop. 47 sought to reduce the population in California’s badly overcrowded prisons. It worked. Within two ...
Prop 36 or "The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act" would revert Prop 47 to allow for tougher ...
Prosecutors, police and big box retailers have blamed Prop 47 for an increase in property crimes. Prop. 36 is their attempt ...
Prop 36 asks California voters to enhance the penalties for some drug and theft crimes, primarily targeting repeat thieves and fentanyl dealers.
Ten years ago, California voters passed Proposition 47 which reclassified some crimes as misdemeanors instead of felonies.