California voters approved Proposition 36 to roll back soft-on-crime policies in Proposition 47, raising penalties for some crimes, including theft and drug offenses.

California voters on Tuesday approved a November ballot ... steering away from recent progressive policies that critics blamed for increased lawlessness. Proposition 36 will make it a felony for someone to steal merchandise of any value after two previous ...

This proposition would allow for felony charges for certain drug and theft crimes if the defendant has two prior convictions for these offenses.