Crime was once an issue that drove California politics before Democratic lawmakers and voters enacted reforms. Decades later, it has returned as a potent political force with a ballot measure that seems to be winning.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills that aim to make it easier to prosecute retail theft. He's asking voters to reject a ballot measure that would impose even tougher penalties.
California voters are deciding the fate of Proposition 5, which appears on the November ballot. A local mayor says a lower threshold for approving bond measures will make it easier for governments to build housing and improve infrastructure.
California voters are deciding the fate of Proposition 5, which appears on the November ballot. A taxpayer watchdog fears property taxes will keep increasing if it becomes easier for local governments to borrow money.
Major payers in California's health care industry are pushing a ballot measure that would punch a hole in the state budget, blocking it from tapping a special health care tax.