TOUGHER ON CRIME: Investigating California's Proposition 36
This year-long investigation by CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts examines the many components of ...
‘A carrot and a stick’: Proposition 36 brings concerns about lack of funding, staffing
California voters passed Proposition 36, successfully rolling back parts of the preexisting Proposition 47 and strengthening the legal consequences for retail theft and drug-related crimes. In just a ...
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South Lake Tahoe PD makes first Prop 36 arrests
In 2024, CA voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36, which was designed to help combat issues surrounding theft and ...
No more get-out-of-jail free cards: Prop 36 shocks repeat offenders as operations ramp up
Law enforcement agencies from all around the state, including the valley say they are making more arrests now that Proposition 36 has taken effect since Decembe ...
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New State Law Already Working As Theft Arrest Switches To Felony
Sonora Police make their first arrest using Proposition 36, passed in November, to change what would have been a misdemeanor ...
Fact-checking claims about California's Proposition 36: What it means for drug arrests
CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about ...
NorCal Law enforcement, district attorneys and mayors meet to discuss how to enforce Prop 36
On Wednesday, district attorneys and law enforcement will unite to devise more effective ways to enforce the new law and ...
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Kern County takes first action under Proposition 36, increasing penalties for repeat offenders
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Kern County is making its first use of Proposition 36, a new law passed in the last election aimed at increasing criminal penalties for repeat theft and drug offenders.
Sacramento business, law enforcement groups say Prop. 36 is affecting retail theft
The Sacramento County district attorney’s office said that as of Tuesday afternoon, 54 people had been charged for retail ...
DA: Proposition 36 will protect business owners, help reduce drug addiction
Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer talked about how she hopes Proposition 36 will improve the criminal justice system at a forum hosted by the Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on ...
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Sonora police make first arrest under state's new tough-on-crime law
A 42-year-old woman with prior theft convictions is the first suspect to be arrested by Sonora police under Proposition 36, a ...
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Newsom needs to help make Prop. 36 work
For the first time since Proposition 36 passed overwhelmingly — 68% to 32% — in November, Gov. Gavin Newsom publicly addressed the matter. At a press conference in crime-racked Oakland, the ...