Nate is an East Bay community papers editor for the Bay Area News Group and East Bay Times. He edits the Hills weekly Alameda Journal, Berkeley Voice, El Cerrito Journal, Montclarion and Piedmonter newspapers; Central Costa County's weekly Concord Transcript and Walnut Creek Journal papers; and East Contra Costa's weekly East County News.
Don’t expect presidential candidate Kamala Harris to say much about this fall’s Proposition 36, a measure backed by prosecutors who have long claimed the earlier Prop. 47 made life easier for criminals.Kamala Harris played almost no role in the key decision on crime made by California voters in the 2014 election, when they passed Proposition 47 and reduced penalties for many types of crime.As state attorney general at the time, Harris said professional ethics forced her into a neutral role.
Few of the criminals involved have paid much of a price for those crimes, almost all of which have been considered misdemeanors under Prop. 47, which set a $950 floor for the value of any theft to be treated as a felony. This has usually let even thieves who are caught avoid jail time. Retailers are one business segment that definitely feels at risk because of Prop. 47 and its standard for felonies. Outfits like Target, Walgreen’s and Rite-Aid have closed stores because of rampant shoplifting. Big Box stores like Walmart, Target and Home Depot are among the chief financial backers of Prop. 36, which would roll back much of Prop. 47.
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