Poll: Californians weigh in on crime, rent control and minimum wage
SACRAMENTO — A majority of likely California voters support stiffer penalties for crimes involving theft and fentanyl, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental…
Democrats show support for California crime measure Proposition 36
SACRAMENTO — San José Mayor Matt Mahan and other local Democratic leaders on Wednesday announced their support for Proposition 36, a crime reform measure on the…
California Legislature passes bills to curb retail theft
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers on Monday gave final approval to a package of 10 bills meant to combat retail theft, an effort that divided Democrats as…
What is Prop. 47? And how would it change if Prop. 36 passes this year?
California voters face a decision about how the state should punish people who are repeatedly convicted of stealing, or of crimes involving the deadly drug…
LAUSD could add $9-billion school bond measure to the local ballot
Los Angeles school officials on Wednesday will decide whether to put a $9-billion school construction bond on the ballot in November — the largest in…
California newspapers are disappearing. Richmond is living what comes next
RICHMOND, Calif. — For years Richmond City Councilmember Cesar Zepeda has been on an unsuccessful crusade to persuade the grocery store chains of America —…
Silicon Valley billionaires put plans for new California city on hold
The tech billionaires backing a proposal to raise a brand new city on the rolling prairie northeast of San Francisco Bay have agreed to pull…
California forges ahead with social media rules despite legal barriers
California lawmakers are pursuing legislation aimed at protecting children from the dangers of social media, one of many efforts around the country to confront what…
Arkansas sued after rejecting petitions for abortion ballot measure
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Tuesday. Following the rejection of a petition…
After California approves pro-transgender measure, Elon Musk says he will move companies’ headquarters
Elon Musk talks to the media after the launch of Starlink at a sub-district community health center in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia in May. On Tuesday…
Arkansas officials reject petitions for abortion rights ballot measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas election officials rejected petitions Wednesday that were submitted for an abortion rights ballot measure that organizers hoped to put before voters…
California Proposition 36 voter guide: Drug, theft crime penalties
Proponents include prosecutors and law enforcement leaders, including the California District Attorneys Assn., which is mostly comprised of conservative prosecutors, and the California Sheriff’s Assn.…
2024 California election ballot propositions voter guide
In addition to a precarious presidential election and high-stakes U.S House races, California voters in November will also weigh in on a slew of statewide…
Abortion-rights measure appears headed for November ballot in Arizona
PHOENIX — Arizona abortion rights supporters on Wednesday turned in more than double the signatures needed to put the issue on November’s ballot in the key…
Newsom abandons effort to put competing Prop. 47 measure on ballot
SACRAMENTO — In a wild turn of events, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers backed away Tuesday from plans to put an anti-crime measure on the…
Gov. Newsom announces rival ballot initiative on theft and drug reform
The California Legislature this week is expected to approve a voter initiative for the November ballot to crack down on retail theft and fentanyl dealers,…
Lawmakers add measure to end forced prison labor to ballot
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers voted to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot to completely ban involuntary servitude, a change that would remove an exception…
L.A. County affordable housing, homelessness sales tax heads to ballot
Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to send a measure to the November ballot that would double the county’s homelessness sales tax to a half-cent…
California lawmakers at odds over passing retail theft laws
SAN FRANCISCO — After coming out as gay at 14 years old, Nicholas Michael Nelson was kicked out of the family home in Oceanside and…
Measure to restrict tax increases cannot appear on November ballot, California Supreme Court rules
A California ballot measure that would have required voter approval for any future state tax hikes violates the state constitution and will not be allowed…