Crime has been a see-saw issue in California for most of the last 40 years. Leniency was the vogue for awhile recently. But ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom strongly opposed Proposition 36. He claims it will bring California back to the 1980s when mass ...
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 ...
County officials say they have cut inmate numbers by 14% over the past year, yet jails still operate at up to 145% capacity.
Three days after the historic election, the results of only a couple of state ballot measures were out as of Friday. The ...
The incoming district attorney for Los Angeles County, Nathan Hochman, says in an interview with The Associated Press that ...
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 ...
The overwhelmingly popular amendment makes the theft of items worth $950 or less a felony rather than a misdemeanor in ...
Law enforcement officials praised California voters for passing Proposition 36 by a wide margin on Election Day.
The Los Angeles Times’ editorial board determines the editorial positions of the organization. The editorial board opines on the important issues of the day – exhorting, explaining ...
He closed the proposition’s campaign account earlier this year. Aside from money in a campaign account tied to Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León, who supports the proposition along ...
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Voters will decide whether Santa Ana — a city of about 310,000 in Orange County that's southeast of Los Angeles — could become the first in California to allow ...