Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson has won the race to be the state's next attorney general, defeating Republican U.S. Rep.

One of the most controversial and closely watched measures on the ballot, Prop. 36. had been polling well for several weeks, despite warnings that it could pack California prisons ...

California voters are projected by the Associated Press to approve a measure that would broadly increase penalties for ...

Proponents said the initiative is necessary to close legal loopholes that have made it challenging for law enforcement to punish shoplifters and drug dealers.