By Susan Sher In his weekly “The Observer” column in the Sunday,3 UDJ edition, Jim Shields glibly proclaims that the Ukiah City Council “chicken[ed] out on Prop. 36,” a November voter ...

Rising retail theft over the past several years, often done by organized crime, has California voters more inclined to repeal Prop. 47, which lessened penalties for theft under $950.

Propositions and Congressional races may affect millions of people and decide who controls the House of Representatives.

Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward played a role in the creation of Proposition 36 on California's November ballot, ...

Crime has become a key issue in the race between Republican Scott Baugh and Democratic Sen. Dave Min. The 47th Congressional ...

Proposition 36 will give California voters the chance to allow felony charges for serial thieves and shoplifters with a ...

CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about ...

Republican Rep. Michelle Steel is in a difficult race for a third term representing the 45th District in California. Steel is up against Democrat Derek Tran, a trial lawyer and veteran who's never ...

Supporters of a proposition to ban forced labor in California prisons believe they have a strong message centered on ...

Prop. 36 pledges to send more people convicted of drug possession to treatment instead of prison. Behavioral health directors ...

Prop 36 asks California voters to enhance the penalties for some drug and theft crimes, primarily targeting repeat thieves and fentanyl dealers.