In rejecting Proposition 6, voters kept a constitutional provision outlawing slavery except "to punish crime." Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers still have options.| Los Angeles Times
Progressive district attorneys and advocates who claimed the mantle of criminal justice reform were routed on election day in California. But despite the recent defeats, some reform advocates are confident their movement 'doesn’t need a rebrand.'| Los Angeles Times
A group of prosecutors and law enforcement leaders is pushing Proposition 20, arguing that it is needed to fix what they say are flaws in past criminal justice reforms. Former Gov. Jerry Brown, an opponent of the measure, has called it "very inhuman."| Los Angeles Times
California's voters typically lean heavily to the left. So, why did a minimum-wage boost fail?| Los Angeles Times
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