County officials say they have cut inmate numbers by 14% over the past year, yet jails still operate at up to 145% capacity.

With about 78% of state ballots tallied for the Nov. 5 election, California voters restored longer prison sentences ...

State officials confirmed on Tuesday the election is expected to have an impact on California's state budget situation, with ...

California voters are rejecting an increase in the state ... which promotes rent control and is the primary funder of ...

After Trump's victory, the Latino backlash against Prop. 187 and the subsequent Democratic takeover of California looks more ...

According to a recent poll from the Public Policy Institute of California, Schiff holds a 28 point-lead (63 percent to 35 ...

José Luis Villegas jvillegas@sacbee.com Proposition 36, which increases sentencing for certain drug and theft offenses, clearly is on its way to passage, with 69% of California voters supporting it, ...

California's governor is in D.C. to lobby the outgoing Biden-Harris administration for additional funding and federal waiver ...

The Prop. 33 campaign had a formidable ground operation and advertising budget, with 30-second slots urging voters to “vote yes on rent control.” One ad featured a familiar tune, “California Dreamin’, ...

Arizona’s current minimum wage law allows employers to pay tipped workers $3.00 per hour less than the $14.35 per hour minimum wage if the employees earn at least the minimum wage with tips combined.

California has rejected a ballot measure that would have amended the state constitution to ban forced prison labor ...