With police and fire staffing stagnating, increased demand for emergency services, and flagging fire stations, Gilroy has turned to a quarter-cent tax measure to shore up public safety in the city ...

The Los Angeles Police Department's discipline process makes it difficult for the chief to fire officers for misconduct. Mayor Karen Bass vetoed a rushed reform ballot measure this week. (Brian ...

Measure Y’s ballot language stated ten goals and priorities ... Recognizing residents’ strong desire to prioritize police and fire, the initial draft of the city’s Measure Y expenditure ...

Ballot Measure N has passed in Stockton with more than 60% of the vote. The measure gives equal power to the police and fire unions and the city when it comes to negotiating contracts.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s discipline process makes it difficult for the chief to fire officers for misconduct. Mayor Karen Bass vetoed a rushed reform ballot measure this week.

Mayor Karen Bass has vetoed a proposed ballot measure to rework the disciplinary ... which would have allowed the police chief to fire officers accused of some types of serious misconduct ...

California's growing risk of wildfires and an increase in service calls for fire and police protection led to the measures being placed on the Nov. 5 ballot, according to those who crafted the ...

Oakland's Measure NN would allocate local tax dollars to reduce gun violence and property crimes by expanding police and fire services and improving 911 response times.

Sponsor Message Lauren Bonds, executive director of the National Police Accountability Project, says ballot items like these signal a backlash. “Most of the ballot measures that we were voting ...