The union representing 25,000 prison guards -- among the wealthiest public worker unions in the state - struck a deal for a ...

Posted: December 20, 2025 | Last updated: December 20, 2025 Latest California news from 23ABC in Bakersfield, Calif. Epstein ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — It's been one year since California passed Proposition 36, letting nonviolent drug and low-level theft offenders choose rehabilitation over prison time. Downtown ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2025 announced the closure of another prison, a shutdown that’s possible because the state is incarcerating far fewer people than it did just a decade ago.

A Van Nuys man accused of running a sophisticated narcotics pipeline into Ventura County is expected to serve 15 years in ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will give his annual State of the State address on Jan. 8, one year after the devastating ...

WASHINGTON D.C. (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday to testify on organized retail crime and the impacts of California Proposition 36.

OPINION - In 2023, we successfully advocated for California’s Flexible Assistance for Survivors, which provides immediate ...

SAN DIEGO — Nearly a year after California voters approved Proposition 36, a retail theft and drug possession law that increases penalties for repeat offenders, San Diego leaders say they’re starting ...

Jose Trinidad Bueno Garcia pleads guilty to fentanyl and meth distribution in Ventura County, facing a 15-year sentence.

A shoplifter in San Mateo was arrested with stolen items and drugs, facing enhanced charges due to prior offenses.