Thirty years after Californians adopted the 'three strikes' law and filled prisons to unconstitutional levels, the measure is back on the ballot in two unexpected ways.| Los Angeles Times
A decade ago, L.A. County overwhelmingly approved Prop. 47, which turned some nonviolent felonies into misdemeanors. This November, the county overhauled it and supported Nathan Hochman for district attorney.| Los Angeles Times
Voters rolled back reform by passing Proposition 36 and ousting progressive prosecutors in L.A. and the Bay Area. But we shouldn't return to harmful lock-'em-up policies.| Los Angeles Times
A number of California grocery store chains are pushing a ballot measure, Prop. 20, that would roll back recent criminal justice reforms.| Los Angeles Times
A new spending plan from the governor’s office for the upcoming fiscal year projects a relatively minimal impact to services that support victims of crimes and prisoner reentry, but steeper cuts loom due to the cost of more people serving long prison sentences.| Los Angeles Times
California voters passed a tough-on-crime ballot measure and ousted progressive prosecutors, signaling a shift in attitudes around public safety.| Los Angeles Times
California voters approved a ballot measure that will impose stricter penalties for repeat theft and crimes involving fentanyl.| Los Angeles Times
AIDS Healthcare Foundation calls this a "revenge initiative," and we agree. Proposition 34 would change the rules for healthcare providers in ways that seem specifically designed to cut off the foundation's tenant advocacy.| Los Angeles Times
Newsom and Democrats need to do less preaching and more listening.| Los Angeles Times
California's Proposition 6 and Nevada's Question 4 sounded like similar prison reforms. But key differences may explain the diverging outcomes.| Los Angeles Times
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
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
Voters approved a measure to reverse progressive criminal reform and were positioned to reject propositions that hike the minimum wage and end forced prison labor.| Los Angeles Times
Here's how California voted on statewide measures in the 2024 election, including Proposition 36 on retail theft and fentanyl.| Los Angeles Times
The legislators call the ballot measure an ‘expensive’ crime reform that will lead to more incarceration and the over-policing of underserved communities.| Los Angeles Times
The measure hit the ballot just as the Black Lives Matter movement was drawing new attention to demands for change in the criminal justice system.| Los Angeles Times