Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a press conference at a Home Depot in San Jose to sign retail crime legislation into law on Aug. 16, 2024. Photo by Florence Middleton, I’m politics reporter Yue Stella Yu, and ...

Chatsworth, announced that her 15-bill legislative package successfully passed through both houses of the Legislature and was sent to the governor’s desk for final […] ...

City officials will choose whether to support Proposition 36, a consequential law that has divided lawmakers across ...

Proposition 36 on the November ballot is a state initiative that would increase penalties for drug crimes and theft.

California Assembly Republicans last week unveiled their own plan for the upcoming special session, which Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

The California campaign to defeat Proposition 36 is hoping voters see the ballot initiative as a return to a hard line on ...

Gavin Newsom is trying to defeat a tough-on-crime ballot initiative ... protecting businesses that report repeated crimes and ...

Measure provides much-needed adjustment to well-intentioned criminal justice reform measure state voters passed in 2014.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday bringing back tough criminal penalties targeting large-scale stealing ...

New York (CNN) — A year ago, America’s stores declared a shoplifting epidemic. They closed stores in major cities, hired ...

A year ago, stores declared a shoplifting epidemic. This year, retailers are telling a very different story. It’s as if the ...

On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill increasing penalties for large-scale felony thefts. Assembly Bill 1960 requires ...