Mercury News Editorial: Prop. 36’s smart response to crime, addiction, homelessness
By: MERCURY NEWS & EAST BAY TIMES EDITORIAL Measure provides much-needed adjustment to well-intentioned criminal justice reform measure state voters passed in 2014 California faces rapidly increasing homelessness, steadily rising retail theft and a startling escalation of opioid-related deaths. The three are interconnected and must be addressed. Proposition 36 provides a thoughtful and tempered response. Voters should back the measure on […]