The sentencing reform initiatives calls for drug treatment as an alternative to more incarceration. Democrats appear in no ...

One item not mentioned at all in the state budget is causing a stir for some conservative lawmakers and law enforcement ...

California State Senator Tony Strickland is slamming Governor Gavin Newsom for not funding Proposition 36 in his recent ...

Proposition 36, a crime and drug treatment initiative passed by California voters, has been met with resistance from Governor ...

He is being absolutely recalcitrant because the voters didn’t vote the way he wanted them to and the way he told them to,” said one Republican lawmaker.

Fresno County officials are concerned that Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revise did not include state funding for the ...

His early January budget proposal included no extra money for treatment, probation or other court-related costs incurred by ...

Supporters of Proposition 36 argued it would connect repeat drug offenders with treatment to avoid jail time. Four months in, ...

District Attorney Nathan Hochman on Wednesday hailed what he called the success of the tough-on-crime Proposition 36.

Police and prosecutors throughout the region say they now have tools available to help fight criminals who prey on businesses.

In passing Proposition 36 — the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act — last November, with 68% of the votes ...