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Fact-checking claims about California's Proposition 36

Fact checking the claims from supporters and opponents of California's Prop 36

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.

Ventura County Star · 2d

Proposition 36 supporters give $1 million to California Republican Party

Backers of Proposition 36, which would increase sentences for some people convicted of theft and drug crimes, recently gave $1 million to the California Republican Party.

CBS Sacramento on MSN · 10h

Fact-checking claims about California's Proposition 36: What it means for drug arrests

Supporters say Prop 36 will force people into treatment and get them off the street. But are there enough treatment beds? And who’s going to pay for it? Opponents say Prop 36 will fill up jails and mark a return to the 1980s war on drugs.

LA Public Press on MSN · 14h

California Prop. 36: Who supports it – and what does a ‘yes’ vote mean?

A “yes” vote would institute harsher penalties for some minor theft and drug crimes, including drug possession.

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Tulare County district attorney makes case for Proposition 36

Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward played a role in the creation of Proposition 36 on California's November ballot, ...

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California ballot measure promises ‘mass treatment’ for drug crimes. Can counties provide it?

Prop. 36 pledges to send more people convicted of drug possession to treatment instead of prison. Behavioral health directors ...

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How Proposition 36 would affect crime and punishment in California

Proposition 36 allows felony charges for possessing certain drugs and for thefts under $950 if a defendant has two prior drug ...

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What is California Prop 36, and would it curb rampant theft?

San Francisco Mayor London Breed, the California District Attorneys Association, and the California State Sheriffs’ ...

Diane Dixon: Proposition 36 is necessary to protect your friends, family and local business owners

Crime in California is out of control, and repealing the mistakes of Proposition 47 by passing Proposition 36 is just the ...

Merced Sun-Star on MSN2dOpinion

California’s Prop. 36 won’t address retail theft, drug addiction or homelessness | Opinion

Proponents of Proposition 36 call it the “Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act,” yet it will create no new ...

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California’s Proposition 36 brings in big donations

Campaigns for and against the measure are getting more money than is typical for a criminal justice proposition. Even so, ...

Proposition 36: A failed prescription for more prison and less treatment

Prop. 36 is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. It suggests people should receive treatment at the same time it pulls the funding ...

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta won't take a position on Prop 36

Prop 36 asks California voters to enhance the penalties for some drug and theft crimes, primarily targeting repeat thieves and fentanyl dealers.

Endorsement: No on Proposition 36, a revival of failed and unjust policies

This measure might be a great job protection program for the California prison guards union, but it’s not good policymaking.

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Guest Commentary | Facts show Proposition 36 will save money, protect small businesses, bring unhoused indoors

Prop. 36 reforms a 10-year-old law, called Proposition 47, which was enacted in 2014 to reclassify many non-violent drug and property crimes as misdemeanors,” writes San Jose Mayor ...

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