Voters in California showed mixed results on ballot measures, rejecting proposals for expanded rent control while approving significant funding for healthcare, climate projects, and crime measures.
Proposition 36 received resounding support at 70%. This will make it easier to charge repeat nonviolent theft and drug offenders with felonies amid concerns over rising crime.
The initial ballot results indicate that voters in California, despite its deep blue image, may not uniformly endorse every progressive initiative when it comes to ballot measures.
Opponents of Proposition 36, including Gov. Newsom, argue it could lead to prison overcrowding and strain already struggling drug treatment programs in the state.
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