Proposition 47

The ballot initiative seeks to revise Prop 47 to boost criminal penalties for repeat offenders of theft and certain drug crimes.

Commentary As we move ahead in early 2024, there are a number of government actions that will negatively ...

Backers of a new measure are confident they'll have enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot.

One co-author also pushed back on the idea that Prop. 47 is responsible for the recent spike in ...

Supporters of the initiative said they’re collecting signatures quickly, because Californians are in favor of changing the law.

Some prosecutors said at the first committee hearing that existing laws, including Prop. 47, are allowing many crimes ...

Some argued that 'data drives decisions' and said they needed more information to act upon, and the lack ...

It is no secret that California has been hit by increasing amounts of crime and violence, especially in ...

Tragedy struck a Home Depot store in the San Francisco Bay Area in April as a 26-year-old employee ...

As crime and retail theft increase throughout California, more shops are closing while others are fleeing the state. ...

In a move hoping to tackle the state’s rising crime rates, California Assemblyman Juan Alanis (R-Modesto) has proposed ...

Shoplifting in California is getting out of control because of recent criminal justice reform laws, a district attorney ...

LOS ANGELES—A group of California small business owners, stakeholders, and several chamber representatives—known as the Californians Against Retail ...

The effort of a Democratic lawmaker to amend Proposition 47 failed for the fifth time in the Assembly ...

SACRAMENTO—As law enforcement warns residents to leave their expensive jewelry at home amid rising crime, a state lawmaker ...

SACRAMENTO—As smash and grabs are reportedly up across California, the effort by some lawmakers to “make crime illegal ...

California legislators are attempting to reinstate harsher penalties for shoplifters who steal less than $950 by repealing Proposition ...

California voted to pass Prop 47, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, which reduces some nonviolent crimes from ...

A Los Angeles detective has warned against people visiting the city due to rising crime rates while adding ...

SAN FRANCISCO—A San Francisco supermarket was hit by another daylight robbery on June 14. The suspect, and his ...

In November 2020, Californians will vote to either keep changes they made to their criminal justice system in ...