California’s Proposition 36 was officially enacted over the holiday break, following voters’ overwhelming approval of the ...

The Seal Beach Police Department in California released video footage of how the newly passed Proposition 36 changed ...

Officers in Galt, CA, arrested two suspects, Hung Nguyen and Amanda Rivas, for a shoplifting incident at SaveMart.

Proposition 36 exacerbates homelessness, addiction, and poverty in California by prioritizing incarceration over ...

This year-long investigation by CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts examines the many components of California's new tougher-on-crime law.

The campaign spin to get Proposition 47 passed in 2014 that upped the threshold for theft to be considered a felony to $950 ...

Voters went on to pass California's tougher-on-crime Proposition 36 with the largest margin of any measure on the ballot, ...

San Bernardino deputies arrested a 54-year-old on suspicion of meth possession under California's new Proposition 36.

Some alleged shoplifters were shocked to hear that the laws had changed and that some shoplifting offenses are now considered ...

For the first time since Proposition 36 passed overwhelmingly — 68% to 32% — in November, Gov. Gavin Newsom publicly ...

The aim of Prop. 36 is to increase penalties for fentanyl and drug traffickers and "smash-and-grabs," while holding repeat ...

California has seen a rise in shoplifting incidents, prompting a shift in prevention measures and legislation.