CA Prop 36 (2024)

California voters passed Prop 36 by a landslide in November 2024, but Sacramento is refusing to fund it—effectively nullifying the result through budget inaction. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who has made Prop 36 implementation a centerpiece of his newly launched 2026 gubernatorial campaign, is calling out the legislature directly. The fight over whether Sacramento will honor the voters' mandate on criminal sentencing and drug treatment is now a defining fault line in California's 2026 governor's race.