California voters continued voting into the evening Tuesday, with polls showing overwhelming support for a statewide ballot measure to crack down on retail theft and the deadly drug fentanyl, ending a decade of progressive It is expected that this will change the course of criminal justice reform.

Support for Prop. 36 comes amid growing concerns about crime, homelessness and drug use in the state, an issue that Republicans and Democratic mayors in some large cities took up during the 2024 elections. The initiative would amend a law approved a decade ago with Proposition 47, which reduced some felonies to misdemeanors, and is a milestone in California’s attempt to end the tough-on-crime policies of the past. was considered.

Voters will also decide on Prop. 32, a statewide ballot initiative that would raise California’s current $16 minimum wage by $2 for all employees by 2026, a measure that is expected to raise California’s current $16 minimum wage by $2 for all employees by 2026. It had the support of poverty activists, but was opposed by powerful business interests. Polling suggests the bill may be demographically sensitive in turnout, with a recent Berkeley poll co-sponsored by the Times showing young people and black voters are more likely to support it. has been done.

Californians are expected to abandon the last vestiges of Proposition 8, the 2008 voter-approved measure that banned same-sex marriage and was later deemed unconstitutional. Proposition 3 would repeal the outdated provision and instead enshrine marriage as a “fundamental right” for all people, and its supporters, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, argue that the conservative Supreme Court’s decision He argued that preventive measures are necessary in case there is a possibility that the incident may occur.

Prop. 36 is the highest-profile bill to date, raising millions of dollars from both sides, but it is so politically sensitive that Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential candidate and former California attorney general, declined to say whether it supported the proposal.

Polls leading up to Tuesday’s election showed strong support for Prop. 36 among voters, despite warnings from Mr. Newsom and California’s Democratic leaders in the state’s Legislature, and that the measure would be the most popular in the state earmarked for anti-government activities. He urged voters to approach the ballot measure cautiously, saying it would strip them of their savings. -Recidivism programs and a dramatic increase in prison populations.

The growing support for Prop. 36 has alarmed criminal justice advocates, who argue that Prop. 47 has helped reduce incarceration and promote reform, while critics argue that Prop. 47 has lowered crime rates in the state. It is claimed that this contributed to the rise in

California voters also considered proposals that would affect the state’s climate change response, rent prices, and more, including:

Suggestion 2

The bond measure would allow the state to borrow $10 billion to modernize K-12 schools and community colleges. The funds will be used to repair aging school buildings, upgrade the library, heating and cooling systems, and broadband internet.

Money from the last successful school bond passed by voters in 2016 has already been exhausted, and the district reports dilapidated buildings, dangerous mold and leaky roofs.

Proposal 4

The bond measure would allow the state to borrow $10 billion to fund responses to climate-related disasters such as droughts, floods and heatwaves. It also helps ensure clean drinking water. This is the largest investment in climate action in California history.

The bond will also be used to provide safe drinking water and protection from wildfires. California taxpayers will repay the bonds with interest, and the cost is estimated as follows: $400 million annually That’s $16 billion over the next 40 years, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Analysis Service in Sacramento.

Proposal 5

The measure would make it easier for local governments to approve bonds and tax measures to fund affordable housing and some public infrastructure. Proposition 5 lowers the voting threshold required to approve these measures from a two-thirds supermajority to 55%.

The new standards apply to local measures that impact low-income housing, road and transit expansion, parks, and wildfire resiliency.

Proposal 6

The measure would ban involuntary servitude and eliminate forced labor requirements for state prisoners. Proposed constitutional amendment is part of reparations package for descendants of enslaved African Americans in the United States

California is one of eight states that still recognizes involuntary servitude as a criminal penalty. Proposition 6 would eliminate work requirements for state prisoners and instead create a voluntary work program.

suggestion 33

The measure would allow cities and counties to enforce rent controls. Proposition 33 would repeal a 1995 law known as the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which generally prohibits local governments from capping landlord-set rents.

The measure would give local governments the power to regulate rents and allow them to impose price caps.

suggestion 34

The measure would require health care providers to spend most of the revenue they receive from the federal prescription drug discount program on direct patient care.

The law only applies to a very specific group of doctors who spent more than $100 million over a 10-year period on “other than direct patient care.”

suggestion 35

The measure would provide permanent funding for Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, which pays for health care services for low-income residents.

Currently, taxes on managed care insurance plans that fund the program are scheduled to expire in 2026.