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

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.