A controversial ballot measure intended to increase penalties for theft and drug charges is gaining serious momentum with California voters.

A majority of the City Council voted against the city declaring a stance on Proposition 36, a measure that will be before ...

Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties.

Proposition 36 would slash tens of millions of dollars from treatment programs while driving up incarcerations.

California voters will begin marking their mail-in ballots for the Nov. 5 election in just a few days and how they vote may ...