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Californians Ready to Consider Crime Reform

Californians Ready to Consider Crime Reform

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Maybe Californians have had enough. Fox News reported that a ballot initiative seeks to amend California's Prop 47, which reduced penalties for petty theft and drug possession.

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The DA said that while he is in favor of the "spirit" behind Prop 47, the law needs to be changed to stem its "unintended consequences," which he identified as a "fentanyl crisis," a "retail theft crisis" and a "homeless crisis." 

Ho noted a big-box retailer in Sacramento told him that the region ranks No. 1 in theft for the company, and that one of their stores in the area saw a 253% increase in theft between 2022 and 2023. 

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