Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed the last of a bundle of retail theft bills crafted by Democratic lawmakers to address the ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday bringing back tough criminal penalties targeting large-scale stealing ...

California’s Democratic leaders say it’s meant to target organized criminals who raid retail and designer stores.

Democratic supporters of the bill package have said it will amend existing law while keeping criminal justice reforms in ...

A year ago, state Democrats blocked efforts to combat and prevent retail theft, but now the Legislature has created a select committee to study its cause. Last month, lawmakers sent 10 ...

In response to growing worries about crime in California, the Democratic-controlled Legislature has passed a set of stringent ...

Supporters say the bill aims to decrease retail theft by increasing the number of workers in self-checkout areas. Opponents ...

Rachel Michelin, the president of the California Retailers ... half of lawmakers who authored the bills that passed last month said they believed retail theft grew as a dominant theme in part ...

Chatsworth, announced Wednesday that her 15-bill Legislative Package has successfully passed through both houses of the ...

The governor has until Sept. 30 to decide on bills passed in the final days; he sometimes waits until right before the ...

SB 707, the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024, has cleared both houses of the State Legislature and is on its way to ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed the last of a bundle of retail theft bills crafted by Democratic lawmakers to address the rise in organized retail theft ...