California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills Friday targeting organized retail theft and other property crimes which will include stricter punishments for repeat offenders.
Newsom signed the bills at a press conference inside a Home Depot in San Jose attended by state Attorney General Rob Bonta along with legislative and business leaders. The city and Santa Clara County have seen the biggest increase in property crimes among the state's largest counties, according to the Public Policy Institute of California .The bills passed in the Democratic-controlled legislature on Monday even as Democrats are divided on how to confront the increase in property crimes.
'Friday's bill-signing ceremony was the latest move by the governor to combat property theft and other crimes, which includes forming an organized retail crime task force using California Highway Patrol officers, pledging millions of dollars for law enforcement agencies across the state, and enlisting state prosecutors to assist local prosecutors in Alameda County.
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