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 ...

California voters approved Proposition 36 to roll back soft-on-crime policies in Proposition 47, raising penalties for some ...

The measure, which cracks down on certain drug and theft offenses, became a focal point of the election, highlighting crime ...

Seemingly fed up with increased crime across the state, California voters have voted "yes" to Proposition 36 in favor of harsher penalties for crimes such as theft and drug trafficking.