The Proposition 36 Drug Treatment Program in Kern County welcomed its first ever graduate on Monday, according to a release ...

The measure reinstated felony charges for some nonviolent crimes, but it gave offenders the option of drug rehabilitation ...

Controversial Proposal Would Dramatically Expand Diversion for Major Crimes, Undermining Overwhelming Support for Proposition 36 SACRAMENTO – Today, law enforcement officials across California raised ...

Sheriff Donny Youngblood with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office joined 17 News at Sunrise to discuss recent issues in the community. Sheriff Youngblood discussed concerns regarding Proposition 36, ...

September 8 through September 14, 2025 September 16, 2025 – San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials report that ...

San Bernardino's "Operation Consequences" led to 55 felony arrests, 69 misdemeanors, and seizure of drugs and 31 firearms.

The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to budget appropriately for the implementation of Proposition 36, which was approved l ...

Luis Miguel Torres has become the first individual in Kern County to successfully complete the Proposition 36 Drug Treatment Program, leading to the dismissal ...

Ten months after California voters approved Prop 36, a Bakersfield man has become the first in Kern to graduate from the new drug treatment program, resulting in the dismissal of his felony charges.

The El Cajon Police Department has arrested two men for theft and drug possession, booking them into San Diego County Jail ...

Bay Area prosecutors have filed more than 1,200 felony petty theft cases under a tough-on-crime measure California voters overwhelmingly approved last year — but charging rates vary widely across the ...

Bay Area prosecutors have filed more than 1,200 felony petty theft cases under a tough-on-crime measure California voters overwhelmingly approved last year — but charging rates vary widely across the ...