Prop 6 would have amended the California Constitution to prohibit state prisons from forcing incarcerated people to work. It would also prevent the California Department of Corrections and ...

Proposition 36 reforms a law approved a decade ago that reduced some felonies to misdemeanors and was seen as a milestone in California’s attempt to end the harsh tough-on-crime policies of the ...

“I think voters have been dissatisfied with the status quo in criminal justice for a long time,” said Cristine Soto DeBerry, executive director of the Prosecutors Alliance of California. “Prop.

California voters are deciding on Proposition 4, a ballot measure that would allow the state to borrow $10 billion to help conserve natural resources and fund climate-related projects. Over the ...

Proponents of Prop. 6 say California’s constitutional provision has created “a highway for exploitation” that hampers an incarcerated person’s ability to participate in rehabilitation. “ ...

Californians are expected to pass Proposition 36 Tuesday ... Opponents argue the measure will again move California’s criminal justice pendulum, in this case backward, to a time when stricter ...

veterans and advocacy groups across California are rallying behind Proposition 33, the statewide ballot initiative that will allow for the expansion of rent control in California and provide ...

Upcoming Changes to California Minimum Wage Due to annual inflation, the state is currently scheduled to see another wage increase on January 1, 2025, regardless whether Proposition 32 is enacted ...

Both Prop. 32’s supporters and opponents have run notably quiet — and inexpensive — campaigns. And California voters ... He pointed out that only 65% of Democrats polled indicated a ...

Proposition 33 would repeal a state housing law limiting how cities can regulate rents, letting local governments make that decision. Most California cities wouldn't see an immediate change.

Yet Prop 36 is needed only because California Democrats pushed a previous proposition to lessen criminal penalties as part of the state’s reforms aimed at keeping criminals out of jail because ...

Regardless, it appears likely Mahan has backed a winner. According to an October poll by the Public Policy Institute of California, 73% of voters support Proposition 36.