Proposition 36, which increases penalties on certain theft and drug crimes, is now in effect across California.
Authorities say the funding is another way to keep firearms off the street and communities safe.
A mom became the target of a kidnapping scam, and she's sharing her frightening story to alert other parents.
State lawmakers have approved a bill that would provide California counties with millions of dollars to create fentanyl prevention campaigns.
Gov. Gavin Newsom was in Santa Monica on Friday after signing a major bill about illegal guns and the efforts to toughen the state's gun safety laws.
Detectives from the Merced County Sheriff's Office and the US Homeland Security arrested the suspects on various crimes, including possession and distribution of child pornography as part of 'Operation Child Safe'.
