One item not mentioned at all in the state budget is causing a stir for some conservative lawmakers and law enforcement ...

He is being absolutely recalcitrant because the voters didn’t vote the way he wanted them to and the way he told them to,” said one Republican lawmaker.

For years, communities across California were being hit hard by thieves engaged in retail theft. But Los Angeles County ...

SB 319 would require the state to track the costs of mandated treatment programs for addicted and/or mentally ill people ...

California’s falling incarcerated population has allowed Gov. Gavin Newsom to close four state prisons. Now he’s calling for ...

His early January budget proposal included no extra money for treatment, probation or other court-related costs incurred by ...

District Attorney Nathan Hochman on Wednesday hailed what he called the success of the tough-on-crime Proposition 36.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said two factors are largely to blame for a $12 billion budget shortfall facing California: expanding ...

Supporters of Proposition 36 argued it would connect repeat drug offenders with treatment to avoid jail time. Four months in, ...

County officials say they're watching the jail population growth closely as it could make it harder to meet the needs of all ...

California Democrats backtrack on sex trafficking legislation after public outcry forces policy reversal on AB379.

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican candidate for governor, is making his case to voters across California ...