California legislators came together on Monday to announce bipartisan legislation to strengthen penalties for looting and ...

Two new bills seek to mitigate problems faced by workers making wage theft claims; authors of one cited CalMatters’ reporting ...

California leads the way with new AI laws promoting transparency, privacy and ethical practices across various industries.

Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin coauthored proposed legislation that aims to strengthen laws on looting, other matters during fires and other emergencies.

A key part of California's Proposition 36 promised to direct people convicted of certain drug crimes to treatment. Counties ...

They are crimes against all of us, but especially the most vulnerable in the community. And sometimes they escalate into ...

Boxes of Nike sneakers by the railroad tracks might make a strange sight in rural Arizona. But they're a telltale sign of a ...

Prop. 36 increases penalties for some drug and theft-related offenses. Gov. Gavin Newsom was vocally against the measure, arguing it targeted low-level non-violent offenses and would be a “real ...

California lawmakers in the Assembly sent Gov. Gavin Newsom legislation he requested as part of a special session to bolster the state's legal defenses and immigration services to fight President ...

A decades-long theft of a man’s identity raised questions about who gets believed in the justice system, and what happens ...

A federal judge sentenced a Wisconsin man to 12 years for stealing a California man’s identity for 35 years. He also must pay a $10,000 fine and restitution to the victim.

Redding Police arrested 14 individuals in a citywide retail theft operation, enforcing new laws under Proposition 36.