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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With more than 36% of the ballots tallied, the measure was ahead by a 70-30 margin, according to the California Secretary of State's office. The measure makes shoplifting a felony for repeat ...

California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36 to increase punishments for some theft and drug possession offenses. With more than half of the ballots as of Wednesday morning, over 6.3 ...

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