Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders on Sunday announced a new November ballot initiative to crack down on retail theft and fentanyl dealers, an effort designed to compete against a tougher anti-crime measure championed by a group of county district attorneys.
The California Legislature this week is expected to approve a voter initiative for the November ballot to crack down on retail theft and fentanyl dealers, an effort designed to compete against a tougher anti-crime measure championed by a group of county district attorneys. The plan comes after days of tense negotiations between Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration and Democratic legislative leaders, with details about the initiative made public in a bill released Sunday evening.
California voters approved Proposition 47 in 2014, during an era when the tough-on-crime policies of the past were under attack for being ineffective and unjust, and when the courts found the state's overcrowded prison system to be unconstitutional. Before that measure passed, thefts could be considered a felony if stolen merchandise was valued at $450 or more, but Proposition 47 raised the threshold to $950.
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