Initial results Tuesday showed Vancouver’s Proposition 4, which would raise property taxes to fund police, failing by a ...

Proposition 36 would make shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders and increase penalties for some drug charges, including ...

Alec Regimbal is a politics reporter at SFGATE. He graduated from Western Washington University with a bachelor's degree in ...

Now, certain drug offenses and thefts under $950 can be classified as felonies rather than misdemeanors if the suspected ...

Proposition 36 will make it a felony for someone to steal merchandise of any value after two previous offenses and can lead ...

Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 5 and reach the county registrar's office by Nov. 12 to be counted. If you are in ...

California voters approved Prop 36 this election, weighing in on a measure aimed at reversing certain criminal policies under ...

California voters were expected to line up solidly behind Proposition 36, the ballot measure aimed at toughening punishments ...

Proposition 36, one of this year’s most high-profile and divisive ballot measures in California, has been approved by voters. The law will enact harsher penalties for repeat theft and drug ...

Golden State voters have 10 propositions to decide this election, ranging from a tough-on-crime measure to enshrining ...

California Proposition 36 would roll back some of the reforms contained in Proposition 47, the 2014 measure approved by ...