We know from experience that punitive measures don’t create lasting change—programs that focus on rehabilitation and support ...

California voters will decide on Proposition 36 in the November Election, put on the ballot by petition signatures."Prop 36 ...

Proposition 36 would reclassify certain theft and drug trafficking crimes as felonies, instead of misdemeanors.

As California grapples with crime, much of the media’s attention has focused on high-profile smash-and-grab incidents in ...

In the race to represent the northwestern L.A. County swing district in the state Assembly, Patrick Lee Gipson aims to flip ...

Fresno small businesses, elected officials, law enforcement, business associations, community leaders, and families of ...

Democrats Sade Elhawary and Efren Martinez are facing off to succeed Democratic Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, who is ...

Two Democrats, justice advocate Franky Carrillo and women's rights advisor Jessica Caloza, face off for an open seat in the 52nd Assembly District.

Michelle Chambers and Laura Richardson, two Democrats with public service backgrounds, are battling in a tight race amid renewed misconduct allegations.

36, fearing that it could lead to mass incarceration. San Francisco Mayor London Breed and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan support ...

Ultimately, we think taxpayers are better off with someone who will at least stand up to the failed supermajority.

By Nigel Duara, Californians have gone back and forth on crime and punishment for years. In 1994, they voted for harsher ...