Take Proposition 36 for example, a citizen initiative designed to make crime illegal again. Progressives in the legislature pulled every trick in the book to prevent it from appearing on the ...

“I think Prop. 36 may be one of the most punitive and racist laws we’ve seen come across our books in a long time,” Woods said. His office is currently handling 99 Prop. 36-related cases. In an op-ed ...

“I think Prop. 36 may be one of the most punitive and racist laws we’ve seen come across our books in a long time,” said Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods. He noted that his team is ...

With overwhelming support, they passed Proposition 36 – a landmark measure that diverts low-level, nonviolent drug offenders away from jail and into court-supervised treatment programs that ...