FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36 on Tuesday. The law will reclassify some misdemeanor theft and drug crimes as felonies, creating a new ...

California voters approved Proposition 36 to roll back soft-on-crime policies in Proposition 47, raising penalties for some crimes, including theft and drug offenses.

California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36 to increase punishments for some theft and drug possession offenses. With more than half of the ballots as of Wednesday morning, over 6.3 ...

California State Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo submitted a formal budget request letter to further fund the implementation of ...

Newsom and other Democratic legislative leaders passed their own set of theft-related bills to try to discourage the need to pass Prop 36. The Yes on Proposition 36 campaign celebrated the passage ...

California’s new crime-fighting measure, Proposition 36, passed by overwhelming margins amid news of theft sprees, “smash-and-grab” robberies and drugstores with razors and toothpaste locked behind ...

Proposition 36 on California's November ballot asks voters to change parts of Proposition 47, an initiative passed in 2014 that turned some felonies to misdemeanors.

The outcome of the state’s Proposition 36 reflected a backlash to light penalties for shoplifting and drug-related crimes — and it passed despite opposition from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Proposition 36 was passed with support from nearly 70% of California voters during the 2024 General Election.

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo submitted a formal budget request letter calling for comprehensive funding, beyond the $110 ...

California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36 on Tuesday. The law will reclassify some misdemeanor theft and drug crimes as felonies, creating a new category of crime called 'treatment ...