Column: Voters sent a clear message to Newsom, Democrats: We’re fed up
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Column: Voters sent a clear message to Newsom, Democrats: We’re fed up

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Gavin Newsom in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. “People don’t want to be told that crime rates are low when razor blades and hair spray have to be locked up,” Republican strategist Rob Stutzman says. Democratic consultant Steve Maviglio says, “The election was a real slap in the face to the governor and Legislature — telling them that they are completely out of touch with the voters regarding crime.” “It wasn’t about right or left,” says longtime Democratic consultant David Townsend. Also part of the criminal accountability message was the voters’ rejection of Proposition 6, which would have banned prisons from forcing inmates to work. Voters also adamantly rejected Proposition 33 to boost local governments’ power to control rents — meaning what owners of rentals could charge tenants.

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California voters wanted stricter penalties for crime. Can reformers find a new message?
1 month ago

California voters wanted stricter penalties for crime. Can reformers find a new message?

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Demonstrators in Oakland protest the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police in 2020. “I think what will end up happening is that the idea that you don’t have to choose between prioritizing safety and instituting real and effective criminal justice reform will be proven over the next four years.” Politics Tide shifts against criminal justice reform among …

California voters approve anti-crime ballot measure Prop. 36
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2 months ago

California voters approve anti-crime ballot measure Prop. 36

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California voters on Tuesday approved a November ballot measure that will impose stricter penalties for repeat theft and crimes involving fentanyl, steering away from recent progressive policies that critics blamed for increased lawlessness. Politics Election results for California’s statewide propositions Latest vote counts for Prop 32 raising minimum wage, Prop 36 addressing crime, Prop 33 expanding rent controls and more …

Democrats in tight California House races back anti-crime measure opposed by Newsom
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Democrats in tight California House races back anti-crime measure opposed by Newsom

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Democrats running in California’s six fiercely competitive congressional districts, seats that may determine the balance of power in Washington, are aligning themselves with their Republican rivals in support of a tough-on-crime ballot measure that voters will decide in the November election. 36, that will hurt you in November.” Sichel suggested that most of these swing races are outside big cities …

Californians broadly support Prop. 36 to get tough on crime, new poll finds
3 months, 1 week ago

Californians broadly support Prop. 36 to get tough on crime, new poll finds

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A ballot is dropped off on Election Day at the Registrar of Voters office in Norwalk in March. A solid majority of likely California voters support Proposition 36, the November ballot measure that would impose stricter penalties for retail theft and crimes involving fentanyl, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co- Imposing harsher punishment on …

Endorsement: No on Proposition 36. California shouldn’t revive the disastrous war on drugs
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Endorsement: No on Proposition 36. California shouldn’t revive the disastrous war on drugs

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Members of an alleged multigenerational, family-run retail theft crew arrested June 20, 2024, are among hundreds of people held in California burglaries and robberies in recent months under existing state laws. Backers of Proposition 36 would have you believe that California’s criminal laws attract thieves and that public safety is not possible without long prison sentences for people holding illegal …

Column: California voters are fed up with crime and, apparently, the response by Democrats
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: California voters are fed up with crime and, apparently, the response by Democrats

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Amy Jordan sweeps broken glass outside her boutique, Slone Vintage, after it was hit by smash-and-grab burglars in Burbank in 2021. IGS pollster Mark DiCamillo cited the “great visibility” of retail theft — caught on camera or witnessed personally by voters — as a reason for heavy support of Proposition 36. “And they’re linking it to the approval of Proposition …

Progressive California lawmakers rally against Proposition 36
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Progressive California lawmakers rally against Proposition 36

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Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, seen in July with state Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, spoke at a news conference Monday, rallying with other progressive Democrats against Proposition 36. A group of progressive state lawmakers on Monday rallied against Proposition 36, a ballot measure they are calling an “expensive” crime reform that will lead to the over-policing of underserved communities and incarcerate Californians at …

New poll shows most California voters want to see tougher punishment for theft, fentanyl crimes
4 months, 3 weeks ago

New poll shows most California voters want to see tougher punishment for theft, fentanyl crimes

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Razor blades were locked up inside a glass showcase at a CVS store in Woodland Hills in 2022 as retail chains increased security measures to combat retail theft. A majority of likely California voters support stiffer penalties for crimes involving theft and fentanyl, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co- The results of the poll …

Democrats show support for crime measure Proposition 36, call for ‘mass treatment’ of Californians
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Democrats show support for crime measure Proposition 36, call for ‘mass treatment’ of Californians

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San José Mayor Matt Mahan and other local Democratic leaders on Wednesday announced their support for Proposition 36, a crime reform measure on the November ballot that they hope will force eligible Californians who routinely commit drug crimes into substance abuse treatment. But Mahan, who just won reelection, said Proposition 36 will help bring necessary treatment to those addicted to …

Newsom pulls anti-crime ballot measure, capping Democrats’ chaotic response to Prop. 47 reform
6 months, 1 week ago

Newsom pulls anti-crime ballot measure, capping Democrats’ chaotic response to Prop. 47 reform

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In a wild turn of events, Gov. 47” that reflected a “balanced approach.” He said it would “put public safety first without reverting to outdated and ineffective policies of decades past.” But it fundamentally sought to do something that Newsom and legislative leaders had said for months that they did not want to do — ask voters to change Proposition …

Newsom and Democratic lawmakers announce ballot measure to rival more conservative crime reform
6 months, 1 week ago

Newsom and Democratic lawmakers announce ballot measure to rival more conservative crime reform

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Monday’s proposal amounts to an abrupt political reversal for California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who had said he opposed efforts to change the state’s controversial Proposition 47 through the ballot measure process. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders on Monday announced a new November ballot initiative to crack down on retail theft and fentanyl dealers, an effort designed to compete against …

Opposition concedes that Newsom likely to eke out a win on Proposition 1 in California
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Opposition concedes that Newsom likely to eke out a win on Proposition 1 in California

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Gavin Newsom’s ballot proposal to increase care for drug addiction and fund more treatment beds held a narrow lead in the most recent statewide vote tallies. The Associated Press, which member news organizations rely on to read results and call elections, said in a statement Tuesday that “the race could flip if ‘No’ does just 1.5 percentage points better among …

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