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California voters protected same-sex marriage and rejected a proposal to expand rent control. Several local races and statewide propositions remain too close to call.

California voters were deciding on 10 ballot measures including one that would turn some nonviolent crimes into felonies again.

Frustrated with what they see as rampant retail crimes, voters approved an initiative making shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders again and increasing penalties for some drug charges, including ...

“California is wasting enormous amounts of public money,” said Robert Bacon, an Oakland-based attorney specializing in death ...

Four years after rejecting a proposal to sell $15 billion in bonds to pay for new school buildings, California voters appear ...

Prop 36, a ballot measure that will toughen penalties for retail theft and drug crime, was approved by voters Tuesday ...

Early numbers indicate voters chose to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price.

Prisoners in California will still be forced to fight wildfires and make furniture for minimal pay, as voters appear to have rejected Proposition 6.