Fix Prop. 47 Signing Event in Sacramento: Making Crime Illegal Again in CA

Escalating crime throughout California’s cities and communities has taken its toll on the state’s residents and businesses. Because of Proposition 47, there is no accountability when it comes to these crimes, theft is underreported and some stores are even told not to report theft crimes.

A proposed ballot initiative to amend Prop. 47 is currently collecting signatures for the November 2024 ballot. We are told that 400,000 California voters have already signed the petition to place the measure on the ballot.

Proposition 47, was passed by tragically misinformed voters in 2014, and flagrantly titled “The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act” by then Attorney General Kamala Harris, which reduced a host of serious felonies to misdemeanors, including drug crimes, date rape, and all thefts under $950, even for repeat offenders who steal every day.

Prop. 47 also decriminalized drug possession from a felony to a misdemeanor, removed law enforcement’s ability to make an arrest in most circumstances, as well as removing judges’ ability to order drug rehabilitation programs rather than incarceration.

The commensurate escalation of crime throughout California is stunning, and especially serial theft. There is no coincidence that during this same time period, the exponential escalation of homeless vagrants and drug addicts on the streets occurred.

Ballotpedia reports:

The California Increase Drug and Theft Penalties and Reduce Homelessness Initiative (#23-0017)may appear on the ballot in California as an initiated state statute on November 5, 2024.

The initiatives would increase drug crime and theft penalties and allow a new class of crime to be called treatment-mandated felony, which gives the offender the option to participate in drug and mental health treatment.^[1][2]

The summary provided for inclusion on signature petition sheets is as follows:^[3]

In the Sacramento area, there will be another Fix Prop. 47 signing event on Sunday, 2/25 at the WalMart in Citrus Heights.
Sunday, February 25
WalMart
7010 Auburn Blvd
Citrus Heights, CA 95621
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

The Globe will update this article with locations of additional signing events around the state.

You can read more about Fix Prop. 47 here: “California Ballot Initiative Collecting Signatures to Make Crime Illegal Again”

The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act, campaign reports that a survey of likely California voters found that 70% of voters support the title and summary of the Homeless, Drug Addiction, Retail Theft Reduction Act. The overwhelming support was consistent across every demographic and geography including the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Furthermore, 89% of likely voters support amending Proposition 47 for stronger penalties for those engaged in repeated retail theft and trafficking hard drugs like fentanyl.