Kern County is making its first use of Proposition 36, a new law passed in the last election aimed at increasing criminal penalties for repeat theft and drug offenders.

The campaign spin to get Proposition 47 passed in 2014 that upped the threshold for theft to be considered a felony to $950 ...

Rep. Pete Aguilar, D., Calif, chair of the Democratic caucus, delivered a speech on the House floor to nominate Rep. Hakeem ...

Officers in Galt, CA, arrested two suspects, Hung Nguyen and Amanda Rivas, for a shoplifting incident at SaveMart.

California's Proposition 36 went into effect just in time for the holiday season, gifting criminals with consequences to ...

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Beginning January 1, 2025, more than a half a dozen new laws take effect in California, empowering police and prosecutors to ...

Scores of new California laws are going into effect in 2025 after Gov. Gavin Newsom took action on hundreds of bills that ...

There’s finally some good news in the horror of deaths from fentanyl overdoses in California, which have taken the lives of ...

For the first time since Proposition 36 passed overwhelmingly — 68% to 32% — in November, Gov. Gavin Newsom publicly ...

Californians accused of certain drug and retail theft crimes may already be facing stiffer penalties under an initiative ...

The voter-approved initiative just went into effect, with the immediate impact expected in charging decisions over theft and ...