Proposition 47, a controversial ballot measure that reduced penalties for certain crimes, has had unintended consequences such as increased retail theft and fentanyl use, and has been debated for its impact on law enforcement in California.
Proposition 1 barely passed with less than one percentage point of the vote, Governor Gavin Newsom signed two major bills for housing and mental health treatment for the homeless, and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that the Department of Justice has charged three people accused of organizing "smash-and-grab style thefts" at high-end retail stores.
Harriet Tubman was an African American historical figure who contributed to the Civil War effort as a scout, a nurse, a cook and a spy, and was the first woman to lead an armed assault, while also finding a cure for dysentery and establishing the Tubman Home for Aged and Indigent Negroes in New York.
The California Department of Public Health launched the Take on Alzheimer's campaign to educate Californians about brain health, the difference between Alzheimer's and dementia, and ways to improve communication between patients' loved ones and health care providers.