We know from experience that punitive measures don’t create lasting change—programs that focus on rehabilitation and support ...

Proposition 36 would reclassify certain theft and drug trafficking crimes as felonies, instead of misdemeanors.

As California grapples with crime, much of the media’s attention has focused on high-profile smash-and-grab incidents in ...

In the race to represent the northwestern L.A. County swing district in the state Assembly, Patrick Lee Gipson aims to flip ...

One of the more divisive measures on the November ballot is Proposition 36. Instead of lessening punishment for drug and ...

Fresno small businesses, elected officials, law enforcement, business associations, community leaders, and families of ...

Democrats Sade Elhawary and Efren Martinez are facing off to succeed Democratic Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, who is ...

Two Democrats, justice advocate Franky Carrillo and women's rights advisor Jessica Caloza, face off for an open seat in the 52nd Assembly District.

Michelle Chambers and Laura Richardson, two Democrats with public service backgrounds, are battling in a tight race amid renewed misconduct allegations.

By Nigel Duara, Californians have gone back and forth on crime and punishment for years. In 1994, they voted for harsher ...

Big Oil and the Climate Crisis,” a newsletter in which we share our latest reporting on how the fossil fuel industry drives ...

Ultimately, we think taxpayers are better off with someone who will at least stand up to the failed supermajority.