Ethan Varian

1 week ago | thederrick.com | Ethan Varian

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When California voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to toughen penalties for low-level theft and drug crimes last November, it became law without any funding to cover the costs of locking up more people or ordering them into treatment. Now, state and local lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom are clashing over how to pay for it. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.

1 week ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Ethan Varian

By Ethan Varian, The Mercury News SACRAMENTO, Calif. - When California voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to toughen penalties for low-level theft and drug crimes last November, it became law without any funding to cover the costs of locking up more people or ordering them into treatment. Now, state and local lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom are clashing over how to pay for it.

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Ethan Varian

When California voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to toughen penalties for low-level theft and drug crimes last November, it became law without any funding to cover the costs of locking up more people or ordering them into treatment. Now, state and local lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom are clashing over how to pay for it.

1 week ago | dailygazette.com | Ethan Varian

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2 weeks ago | mercurynews.com | Ethan Varian

Millbrae, with an estimated homeless population of fewer than two dozen people, has joined a growing list of Bay Area cities in adopting tougher restrictions on encampments following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that granted local officials broad authority to clamp down on public camping.