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 ...
New LAPD chief says people aren’t calling the police enough — and that needs to change
Newly sworn-in LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell voiced concern about the perception of disorder in the city and said crimes are going ...
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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 ...
Law-and-order voters in America’s second largest city finally fire their radical DA
Blue voters have reached a tipping point with crime and have lost confidence in prosecutors who are conducting real-time ...
Prop 6: California voters reject measure to ban forced prison labor
California lawmakers agreed to put Proposition 6 on the ballot at the urging of criminal justice advocates. Since 2018, at ...
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 ...
Column: We now live in a Prop. 187 America. What’s next?
After Trump's victory, the Latino backlash against Prop. 187 and the subsequent Democratic takeover of California looks more ...
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Californians just voted Republican —they just don’t know it yet
In Los Angeles, District Attorney George Gascón ... The clearest sign, though, was the overwhelming success of Proposition 36 ...
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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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California voters reject Prop 6 ban on forced prison labor
A California ballot proposition that would have amended the state constitution to ban forced prison labor has failed.