A new bill in California would reverse Proposition 47 amid rampant shoplifting crimes
, such as then-Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner and then-state Sen. Mark Leno, supported the measure, along with organizations such as the ACLU and prominent celebrities like Jay-Z.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom listens to questions during a news conference outside a restaurant in San Francisco on June 3. The Democratic governor is facing a recall election with dozens of candidates looking to replace him. Repeated smash-and-grab crimes in California, most notably in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, grabbed the nation’s attention during the holiday shopping season.
Nordstrom department store, with logo and signage, in the upscale Broadway Plaza shopping center in downtown Walnut Creek, California, July 30, 2017. "It was maybe an experiment. It failed. It's time to change things," Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said of Prop 47,"Unfortunately, what happens is they become so emboldened, their crimes become more and more serious," she added.A pair of California Republicans, state Rep.
"When you pass laws to legalize bad behavior and have prosecutors who fail to hold people accountable, this is the end result," state Rep Kevin Kiley said in a statement about his bill. Democrats hold a supermajority of the State Legislature, making the Republicans’ bill unlikely to move forward.
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