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Ellin Beltz/Wikimedia CommonsFormer Fortuna City Council member Christina Mobley was sentenced to 20 months in prison after admitting she stole $586,000 from her longtime employer. -
Damian Dovarganes/AP PhotoCalifornians overwhelmingly voted yes on Proposition 36 in November of 2024, supporting a ballot measure that many saw as a solution to rising theft and drug crime. Over a year later, counties are grappling with how to pay for growing treatment and incarceration expenses without funding help from the state.
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Homicides in California surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, killings are down to historic lows in Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco and many other cities. -
Ashland police have opened a homicide investigation after finding a man dead from multiple gunshot wounds over the weekend. -
The former CEO of the Yurok Telecommunications Corporation pleaded guilty to embezzling tribal and federal funds. Prosecutors say she used her executive role to divert tribal money. -
Groups that support California crime victims and attempt to reduce gun violence lost millions of dollars in grants when the Trump administration pulled funding. -
Ruby Marichalar couldn’t get an in-person meeting after California’s crime victim compensation fund denied her claim. She wasn’t the only one. -
The ballot measure to increase penalties for drug and theft-related crimes and to encourage drug diversion programs passed overwhelmingly in November. It took effect in December, but lawmakers still haven't allocated the funds to pay for it. -
Ballot initiative would turn certain thefts and drug crimes into felonies, potentially helping expel some immigrants. -
Lots of money is rolling in to campaigns for and against a California ballot measure that would increase penalties for retail theft and drug-related crimes. -
Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties. Here are the facts about California crime trends. -
The Public Policy Institute of California released the report 10 years after the ballot measure went into effect and two months before voters decide whether to repeal aspects of it. -
The governor withdraws the proposed ballot measure that he and Democratic legislative leaders just announced. He says he ran out of time to add amendments to ensure its success. -
The two deaths over the weekend have shocked the Klamath Falls community. Friends and family mourn while police look for answers.
