Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills that aim to make it easier to prosecute retail theft. He’s asking voters to reject a ballot measure that would impose even tougher penalties.
Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a slate of bills that aim to curb retail theft and address voter concerns about California crime rates.LAist is facing a budget shortfall, but our mission to provide fact-based journalism is stronger than ever. We cannot do this important work without your member support today. Whether you give for the first time or increase your monthly donation, it all goes a long way in setting us up for a sustainable future.
Property crime statistics show property crime rates in 2023 — specifically shoplifting and commercial burglaries — soared after the COVID-19 pandemic, higher than at any time since at least 2000, according toDemocrats say they’re hearing from voters about crime, and some of them are breaking with Newsom to support Prop. 36.
Newsom said the proposition to roll back Prop. 47 will cost the state billions of dollars, mainly by pushing up spending on prisons and the criminal justice system.
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