Proposition 33: Who is donating money for, against local rent control
Propositon 33 would let cities and counties enact rent control by repealing the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. Similar statewide rent control initiatives failed in 2020…
Kamala Harris won’t say how she’ll vote on California’s Prop. 36
Vice President Kamala Harris, a California voter and former attorney general, is declining to say how she will vote on one of the most consequential…
Newsom cautions voters to ‘take a good look’ at Proposition 36
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday was noncommittal when pressed about whether he plans to campaign against Proposition 36, a controversial anti-crime measure on the…
8 things to know about Senate candidate Kamala Harris’ career gold stars and demerits
The bedrock of Kamala Harris’s U.S. Senate campaign has been her record as California attorney general and as San Francisco district attorney. She has said her experience…
GOP Rep. Mike Garcia’s ad distorts role in Violence Against Women Act
In its first advertisement for the general election season, the campaign for Rep. Mike Garcia, a politically vulnerable Santa Clarita Republican, offers a misleading description…
Progressive California lawmakers rally against Proposition 36
SACRAMENTO — A group of progressive state lawmakers on Monday rallied against Proposition 36, a ballot measure they are calling an “expensive” crime reform that will…
Newsom signs legislative crime package addressing organized retail theft
SAN JOSE — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed 10 bills in what he is calling an unprecedented effort to combat escalating retail crimes, car thefts and…
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…
California police group says rural areas have severe shortage of cops
Police staffing across California is at the lowest point in decades, with rural communities struggling the most in efforts to recruit officers, according to a…
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.…
California Proposition 6 voter guide: A ban on involuntary servitude
California’s Constitution mirrors the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which allows for involuntary servitude as punishment for crime. A growing list of states have…
California Proposition 4 voter guide: Climate bond
According to the 49-page proposal, $3.8 billion would be allocated to water projects, including those that provide for safe drinking water, recycle wastewater, store groundwater…
California Proposition 2 voter guide: Education bond
Opponents of the bill include some low-wealth districts and advocacy groups that say the proposal does not go far enough in addressing the equity gap…
California Proposition 3 voter guide: Gay marriage
Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell) authored legislation asking voters to remove and replace the Proposition 8 definition, calling it “discriminatory and unconstitutional.” The measure comes amid…
California Proposition 5 voter guide: Local housing, road bonds
Currently, most local bond proposals require a two-thirds vote of the public to be approved. If voters pass Proposition 5, this threshold will be lowered…
California Proposition 33 voter guide: Expanded rent control
At the moment, state law limits rent increases for tenants in apartments and corporate-owned single-family homes that are older than 15 years. The cap is…
California Proposition 34 voter guide: healthcare spending
The measure is sponsored by the California Apartment Assn., which has tangled with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation for years over its efforts to enable stricter…