Californians for Safety and Justice

Making Crime in California Illegal Again: Bill to Undermine Prop 36 Blocked Permanently in Senate Appropriations

August 15, 2026 6:00 amAugust 15, 2026 7:35 am

California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36 in 2024 to restore felony penalties for repeat theft and drug crimes in November 2024. Prop 36 passed by 68%, and passed in every one of California’s 58 counties. Within months of passage of...

California’s Democrat Lawmakers Must Want Crime, Drugs and Homelessness to Increase

July 28, 2026 1:19 pmJuly 29, 2026 12:11 pm

California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36 to restore felony penalties for repeat theft and drug crimes in November 2024. Prop 36 passed by 68%, and passed in every one of California’s 58 counties. Within months of its passage, Democrats in...

Bill To Seal Felony Convictions Of Most Ex-Felons After 4 Years Passes Senate

August 19, 2022 2:30 amAugust 18, 2022 8:05 pm

A bill to create a new way to seal felony convictions and arrest records of formerly incarcerated Californians was passed by the Senate on Thursday. Senate Bill 731, jointly authored by Senators Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) and Steven Bradford...

Bill To Seal Felony Convictions Of Ex-Felons Passes Senate

June 3, 2021 2:35 amMarch 22, 2022 11:47 am

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. A bill to create a new way to seal felony convictions and arrest records of formerly incarcerated Californians was passed by the Senate on Wednesday. Senate Bill...

Gov. Newsom Pardons Murderers, Bank Robbers, Kidnappers, Killer for Hire

June 2, 2021 2:45 amMarch 22, 2022 11:47 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday before the Memorial Day holiday weekend that he granted 14 pardons, 13 commutations and 8 medical reprieves – for murderers, bank robbers, armed robbers, kidnappers, killers for hire, drivers of get-away-cars for murderers, and...

Law-Abiding Californians Still Under Lockdown Restrictions While Convicts Released

August 8, 2020 11:12 am

While California is still under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide lockdown and restrictions of most businesses, and wearing masks is mandatory, convicted criminals are being released from prisons. By the end of August, 18,000 convicts will have been released. A total...

California to Release 18,000 Convicted Criminals by End of August

July 16, 2020 6:52 amJuly 16, 2020 6:57 am

While California is in another statewide lockdown of most businesses, and wearing masks is mandatory, Gov. Gavin Newsom is releasing convicted criminals from prisons and jails. “Estimates of 8,000 inmates could be eligible for release by end of August, in...