How a political earthquake rocked California and made crime 'finally illegal again'
Ten years after passing a sweeping criminal justice reform measure, Californians are backtracking big, and kicking key ...
California sheriff's deputies retrieve stolen Virgin Mary statue
A Northern California family is reunited with a statue of the Virgin Mary that was stolen from their home.The homeowner, ...
California Shifts Rightward on Crime in an Election Fueled by Frustration
Voters in the Democratic-run state overwhelmingly approved a measure to impose harsher sentences for crimes and were on their ...
California Approves Tough-on-Crime Initiative
Here are some of the key measures voters were asked to consider: ...
California see-saws back to tough on crime with passage of Proposition 36
Crime has been a see-saw issue in California for most of the last 40 years. Leniency was the vogue for awhile recently. But ...
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Is California Back to Tough-on-Crime Policies? Not Necessarily
While California voters just rolled back some criminal justice reforms and ousted progressive prosecutors, even advocates for ...
California crime bill: How did Prop. 36 — increasing certain theft, drug penalties — fare?
CALIFORNIA, USA — Frustrated with what they see as rampant retail crimes, voters approved Prop. 36, an initiative making ...
California voters took the law into their own hands this election to shut down soft-on-crime experiments
Californians took the law into their own hands this Election Day, using their collective voice to shut down the soft-on-crime ...
California voters approve anti-crime ballot measure Prop. 36
California voters approved a ballot measure that will impose stricter penalties for repeat theft and crimes involving ...
Improvised flamethrower helps shoplifter escape 7-Eleven, California police say
A shoplifter confronted while stealing food used an improvised flamethrower to escape, California police reported. The woman used an aerosol can and lighter to send a gout of flame toward the clerk’s ...