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Prop. 36 pledges to send more people convicted of drug possession to treatment instead of prison. Behavioral health directors say that’s easier said than done with workforce shortages across the state.

In California, it’s the state’s responsibility to protect people’s right to vote no matter the language they speak. To do that, it has voter assistance in ten languages, and several counties offer help in even more.

A new trauma recovery center opened in Oakland on Wednesday, and criminal-justice reform groups took the opportunity to push back against Proposition 36, which is on the ballot in November. Comments from Tinisch Hollins, executive director, Californians for Safety and Justice.

Some California communities are resisting progressive policies from Sacramento. Democrats in the Legislature say they are going too far and are responding with bills to shut them down.

Unable to jam through bills he says will lower California gas prices, Gov. Newsom calls the Legislature back into session.

Young voters in California and across the country are excited about Vice President Kamala Harris. Democrats are trying to capitalize, counting on a surge at the polls to win key congressional races.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills today that he and lawmakers pledged will combat rising retail theft.

Since the 1990s, law enforcement officials and medical experts have cautioned about the dangers of police-prone restraint, especially when people are high on stimulants or experiencing a mental health crisis. Some California police officers haven’t been getting the message

KVCR's Quinn Mays speaks with Breanna Reeves about her four part series, "Starting Over," that speaks to the challenges of life after incarceration.

Democrat assemblymember James Ramos spoke with KVCR's Jonathan Linden to discuss five of his bills, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed in September.