California voters will begin marking their mail-in ballots for the Nov. 5 election in just a few days and how they vote may reflect their somewhat sour outlooks, particularly rising concerns about ...

Oregon lawmakers listened to public testimony Wednesday night during a four-hour, packed hearing on three proposals that all recriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs. Hundreds of people ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - It is not just lawmakers sounding off about the proposed changes, Oregon voters got their chance to voice their stance on how the state should handle drug offenses in the future ...

Despite mounting opposition, a ballot measure that would increase the number of Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from five to nine members, create an elected, not appointed, county executive ...

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, District Attorney Jeff Rosen and a coalition of local prosecutors, public defenders and law enforcement officers are backing Santa Clara County’s Measure A, raising concerns ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will attempt to undo an administrative error that led to the inadvertent repeal of a criminal-justice system ...