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California Democrats approved ten new bills Monday that are aimed at the state’s surge in retail theft — but which, Republicans say, do not go far enough, and fail to address 2014’s disastrous Proposition 47, which eased penalties.
Proposition 47, backed by the entire Democratic Party, was a “criminal justice reform” bill that reduced sentences, notably making retail theft of less than $950 a misdemeanor rather than a felony. Shoplifting soared in the aftermath.The legislation has been the focus of intense political debate all year, with Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders responding to the pressure created by a tough-on-crime ballot measure that would stiffen penalties for retail theft.
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