Michael Harrigan II, a Chico resident, has pleaded guilty to two felony charges related to a large-scale drug dealing ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2025 announced the closure of another prison, a shutdown that's possible because the state is ...

When Californians backed Proposition 36 — a ballot initiative requiring stiffer penalties on some theft offenses and mandating treatment for some repeat drug crimes — last November with 70% of the ...

Jose Trinidad Bueno Garcia pleads guilty to fentanyl and meth distribution in Ventura County, facing a 15-year sentence.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — It's been one year since California passed Proposition 36, letting nonviolent drug and low-level theft offenders choose rehabilitation over prison time. Downtown ...

Out of more than 320 Proposition 36 drug cases in San Mateo County — where repeat offenders can seek treatment in lieu of incarceration and a felony conviction — there have only been about a dozen ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. Last year, California voters backed Proposition 36 to crack down on repeat drug and theft ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Retail theft in San Diego has dropped significantly over the past year, a trend local officials credit to Proposition 36, a statewide initiative targeting repeat offenders.

Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire spoke about how Proposition 36 and a retail theft initiative have given Placer County additional tools to combat retail theft during a press conference at ...

Proposition 36 was approved just one year ago, yet its detractors are already calling it a failure and urging its repeal. This is despite overwhelming support from California voters, who passed the ...