Crime has been a see-saw issue in California for most of the last 40 years. Leniency was the vogue for awhile recently. But ...

Southern California law enforcement officials on Wednesday ... At the same time, the officials rejected opponents’ concerns ...

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

Frustrated with what they see as rampant retail crimes, voters approved an initiative making shoplifting a felony for repeat ...

California voters are projected by the Associated Press to approve a measure that would broadly increase penalties for ...

California voters approved a ballot measure that will impose stricter penalties for repeat theft and crimes involving ...

Live election results for California's Prop 36, which would increase penalties for theft and drug trafficking.

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

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

The combined results are a clear signal that even in liberal California, voters are pushing back on some of the criminal ...

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

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