Prop 36 would roll back a ten-year-old ballot measure called Prop 47, which reclassified certain petty theft and drug crimes as misdemeanors in lieu of felonies. Since then, law enforcement and ...

Proposition 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, sought to undo portions of Proposition 47 by increasing penalties for some crimes. When Proposition 47 passed in 2014 ...

The Associated Press declared the passage of Proposition 36 about an hour after polls closed, an indication of the strong voter support for the measure. Proposition 36 will make it a felony for ...

The outcome of the state’s Proposition 36 reflected a backlash to light penalties for shoplifting and drug-related crimes — and it passed despite opposition from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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LOS ANGELES - Seemingly fed up with increased crime across the state, California voters have voted "yes" to Proposition 36 in favor of harsher penalties for crimes such as theft and drug trafficking.

BREAKING UPDATE: California voters have voted "yes" to Proposition 36 in favor of harsher penalties for crimes such as theft and drug trafficking. The measure passed with an overwhelming 70% of ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- California's Proposition 36, which would increase penalties on certain crimes, was projected to pass at the polls Tuesday. With more than 36% of the ballots tallied ...

That measure, Proposition 36, passed overwhelmingly Tuesday night. It led 70% to 30% early Wednesday. It undoes some of the changes voters made with a 2014 ballot measure that turned certain ...

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