Initiative will enact harsher penalties for theft and drug offenses to confront homelessness and fentanyl addictionUS election results 2024: live map and trackerCalifornia voters voted to pass Proposition 36, a tough-on-crime ballot initiative that will enact harsher penalties for retail theft, property crimes and drug offenses.It will undo parts of a landmark 2014 law that downgraded several non-violent felonies to misdemeanors as a way to reduce the state’s prison population and redirect money to drug treatment and resources for crime victims. While some considered the original law, known as Proposition 47, a breakthrough in criminal justice reform, for others, it was viewed as a major driver of property crime, homelessness and substance abuse.Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Continue reading...