Supervisors ask for report on Proposition 36
SAN DIEGO — A divided county Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Aug. 27 to direct the chief administrative officer to prepare a report on...
Proposition 47
Elias: Anti-crime feud mostly avoidable
This fall’s campaign over the anti-crime Proposition 36 now promises to be one of the more expensive and unnecessary ballot measure campaigns California has seen,...
Elias: How a deal could bring fast reform of Prop 47
The fix comes from legislators, the governor and the sponsors of a new initiative likely to qualify for the fall ballot....
Proposition 47 changes look certain for vote
It's increasingly clear that voters blundered in passing California’s Proposition 47 in 2014....
Elias: With new laws, inadequate analysis yields unintended consequences
And when we do get solid analysis and reliable predictions of some consequences, officials need to pay heed, not ignore reality....