Bakersfield advocates for Prop 36 are ecstatic about it passing, but opponents say the financial costs are too high.

At the same time, the officials rejected opponents’ concerns that Prop. 36 would result in mass incarceration in an era when ...

Californians will decide the fate of Proposition 36, a measure that seeks to increase punishments for some theft and drug ...

Live election results for California's Prop 36, which would increase penalties for theft and drug trafficking.

Proposition 36, one of this year’s most high-profile and divisive ballot measures in California, has been approved by voters ...

Polling support for the ballot measure surpassed 70% ahead of Election Day; opponents voiced wariness over impact on the ...

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

The latest polls show an overwhelming lead for Proposition 36, known as “The Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction ...

Vice President Kamala Harris dodged answering how she voted on Proposition 36, a tough-on-crime measure on California’s ...

California voters are projected by the Associated Press to approve a measure that would broadly increase penalties for ...

Prop 36: How will it affect Kern County? Trump transition team issues statement about election victory and transition process ...

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