In an AP interview, the next Los Angeles DA says he'll go after low-level nonviolent crimes
The incoming district attorney for Los Angeles County, Nathan Hochman, says in an interview with The Associated Press that ...
California see-saws back to tough on crime with passage of Proposition 36
Crime has been a see-saw issue in California for most of the last 40 years. Leniency was the vogue for awhile recently. But ...
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Proposition 36 Promises Tougher Crime Stance, But Can LA's Overcrowded Jails Keep Up?
County officials say they have cut inmate numbers by 14% over the past year, yet jails still operate at up to 145% capacity.
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With Proposition 36 Passed, Can Los Angeles' Overcrowded Jails Handle New Crime Mandates?
County officials say they have cut inmate numbers by 14% over the past year, yet jails still operate at up to 145% capacity. LOS ANGELES - In a decisive move to enhance public safety, Los Angeles ...
Californian voters crack down on crime, pass Proposition 36
California Gov. Gavin Newsom strongly opposed Proposition 36. He claims it will bring California back to the 1980s when mass ...
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Stanislaus County DA’s Office debated early enforcement of Prop 36. Here’s what was sought
Proposition 36 supporters, one wearing a ‘make crime illegal ... Before coming to Modesto, he covered education and government in Los Angeles County. Kathleen Quinn is a California Local News Fellow ...
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Law enforcement course correction underway in California
The overwhelmingly popular amendment makes the theft of items worth $950 or less a felony rather than a misdemeanor in ...
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No on Prop 36 campaign says it's a fraud while Yes campaign calls for consequences
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- In the final days of the 2024 campaign, those opposed to Proposition 36 gathered in downtown Los Angeles Thursday morning to express their disapproval of the proposition ...
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Ahead of Proposition 36 vote, state data show California is not tracking retail theft suspects after arrests
A week before California voters decide on the tougher-on-crime Proposition 36 ... county jail for a separate case prosecuted by the Los Angeles County District Attorney. When he is transferred ...
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Rehabilitation over incarceration: Student groups advocate against Proposition 36
Two student organizations campaigned against Proposition 36 over the past few ... Mayor London Breed said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. Breed said she “fully supports ...
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The California initiative ballot has too much gobbledygook. Voters aren’t professors | Opinion
Proposition 36 is the one that provides stiffer sentences ... flooding and the unsightly Los Angeles River, would assuredly go down to failure if voters were required to read the 100-some pages ...