Endorsement: Yes on Prop. 5. It’s too hard to pass local bond measures
Requiring two-thirds support to pass local taxes for parks, housing, transportation and other public investments is ...
Prop. 35’s new Medi-Cal spending has broad support, but opponents cite pitfalls
Opponents say that if it passes, patients, workers, and programs they care about could lose millions of dollars in this ...
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Proposition 36: California voters consider tough love for repeat drug offenders
Much of the Proposition 36 debate has focused on the increased penalties for shoplifting, but the drug policy changes are ...
Crime and Public Safety
Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties.
California needs Prop. 36 to help bring accountability to the fentanyl crisis
California voters will soon decide whether to reclassify certain theft and drug penalties under Proposition 36.
6 myths about California crime as voters weigh ballot measure on drugs, retail theft
Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties.
There are prison rehabilitation success stories across California. Prop. 36 puts future ones at risk
Around California, thousands of men and women have been helped by Prop. 47-funded programs in remaking their lives. State ...
Statewide Poll Indicates Strong Support for Prop 36, Which Increases Punishments for Some Theft, Drug Offenses
The nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California has released the results of a statewide survey of Californians about ...
Endorsement: No on Prop. 4, $10 billion bond with too much unfocused spending
The practice of local and state governments using 30- or 40-year borrowing to pay for short-term needs used to be considered ...