That money comes from Proposition 1, which California voters approved by the slimmest of margins — 50.2% to 49.8% — in March 2024. About $4.4 billion of that $6.4 billion bond is for mental health and ...

The initiative is the latest effort by California lawmakers to move the needle on the federal policy of mass deportations.

It can take a long time to build anything in California. The governor’s office is trying to move fast on mental health projects funded by a new bond.

Residents of the Diablo Grande community in Central California have seemingly made a deal with the devil: they've voted to ...

The latest statistics from California show that crime in nearly every major crime category was down last year, despite ...

The California Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom are close to reaching a budget deal, multiple sources and legislative ...

State Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas) is speaking out about a lack of funding for Proposition 36 in Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget. Blakespear joined Inside California Politics ...

California’s excise tax on legal weed is increasing, despite efforts to keep it lower to help the struggling industry. Lawmakers left it out of the state budget they passed Monday.

Since Proposition 36 took effect on Dec. 18, 2025, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office has filed 77 complaints alleging the newly enacted violation of Health and Safety Code section 11395, ...

Who should pay for Prop. 36, California’s new tough-on-crime law? Gov. Gavin Newsom, who opposed the measure, did not include any money for it in his latest state budget proposal ...