Prop 36: Justice in the Balance

What's Next, Los Angeles? with Mike Bonin

Is Prop 36 -- the most talked about proposition on the ballot -- a return to an era of law and order? or a backslide to an era of mass incarceration? That’s what we discuss on this episode of What's Next, Los Angeles, with my guests, former state Assemblymember Mike Gatto, in favor of the proposition, and State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, a vocal opponent Prop 36.
Official Ballot entry: https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions/36/
Ballotpedia breakdown: https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_36,_Drug_and_Theft_Crime_Penalties_and_Treatment-Mandated_Felonies_Initiative_(2024)
CalMatters explainer: https://calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2024/propositions/prop-36-crime-penalties/
Yes on 36 campaign: https://voteyesprop36.com/
No on 36 campaign: https://www.stopprop36.com/
LA Times - No on 36: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-09-22/editorial-proposition36-no-fills-prison-war-on-drugs
LA Forward Comprehensive Progressive Voter Guide: https://www.laforward.org/voterguide
Sen. Lola Smallwood Cuevas: https://lolaforca.com/, https://sd28.senate.ca.gov/
Mike Gatto: https://mikegatto.com/
Noir by Necessity, by Mike Gatto: https://www.amazon.com/Noir-Necessity-Fathers-Unsolved-Murder/dp/1685133819