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State lawmakers, law enforcement, and victim advocates gathered at the California State Capitol on Wednesday to call for more funding for Proposition 36, specifically for court-mandated treatment ...

“Counties can’t implement Prop. 36 without the full support of the state,” Graham Knaus, executive director of the California State Association of Counties, said in a statement.

Some California Republican lawmakers and law enforcement raised concerns over the funding of Prop 36. 27,785 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?27,785 ...

Tinisch Hollins, executive director of Californians for Safety and Justice, criticized California’s Prop 36 in a recent interview, calling it a “solution to a problem that didn’t exist ...

People who support public safety said it's because of police strategies and investments. Those on the left say the conservatives pushed false narratives to enact unnecessary legislation like Prop. 36.

Prop. 36 simply pointed to two existing funding streams as a source of treatment dollars: 1) Proposition 47 grants, which reinvest the prison savings generated by a 2014 law easing penalties on ...

A budget deal will allocate $110M to Prop 36 in California, but lawmakers are pushing for more. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto power adds uncertainty to the funding.

Prop. 36 represents hope for a safer future. Let’s ensure that this hope becomes reality by fully funding the law and giving communities across California the support they deserve.

The proposal “ignores the will of voters by underfunding Prop. 36,” Assemblymember James Gallagher, a Republican from Sutter County, north of Sacramento, said in a statement.