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“Less than two weeks out from the election, polls don’t matter. What matters is who is going to vote. We are leaving nothing on the table,” an opponent of California Proposition 36 said.
Proposition 36, titled Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes, was an initiated California ballot proposition and legislative statute that was passed by a landslide in the 2024 general election [2] [3] and went into effect in December 2024. [4]
Proposition 36 is expected to cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars a year. About $100 million in annual savings that were directed to anti-recidivism programs are likely to be reduced by ...
CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about the ballot measure from supporters and opponents.
Poll after poll in California shows that likely voters support Proposition 36, the ballot measure to reinstate felony penalties for certain drug- and theft-related criminal charges.
California Proposition 36, the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000, was an initiative statute that permanently changed state law to allow qualifying defendants convicted of non-violent drug possession offenses to receive a probationary sentence in lieu of incarceration.
Last month, a poll from the Public Policy Institute of California showed even stronger support for Prop. 36, with 71% of likely voters in that survey saying they’ll vote yes.
A week before California voters decide on the tougher-on-crime Proposition 36, Gov. Newsom held a virtual news conference Monday to announce that more than 10,000 arrests over the past year by ...