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Gov. Newsom Shocked California Looks Like ‘a Third World Country’

January 21, 2022 7:35 amJanuary 22, 2022 11:06 am

Californians have recently been treated to images of mountains of trash along the Union Pacific rail line in Los Angeles. CBS-LA reporter John Schreiber went to the site and took video of looted packages from Amazon and UPS, prescription drugs,...

Assembly Rep. Leader Waldron Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Serial Shoplifters

January 5, 2022 4:18 pm

The Globe reported on the announcement Tuesday of two newly-introduced bills to reverse all of Proposition 47 or parts of it. Billed as “criminal justice “reform,” Proposition 47, passed by misinformed voters in 2014 and flagrantly titled “The Safe Neighborhoods and...

Two Bills to Reverse Prop 47 Retail Theft, Felony Laws Introduced in Assembly

January 5, 2022 10:45 am

Two bills that would largely reverse Proposition 47, a law that greatly raised the monetary threshold for felony theft, were introduced to the Assembly on Tuesday. In 2014, Californian voters passed Prop 47 59.6% to 40.4%, increasing the felony threshold...

Rescue California Tells Gov. Gavin Newsom to Call Special Legislative Session over Crime Wave

December 21, 2021 7:39 amDecember 21, 2021 7:56 am

Rescue California held a recent press conference calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to call a special session of the California Legislature to address the crime wave and smash-and-grabs taking place across the state. As the Globe has reported, Proposition 47,...

With Crime in California Out of Control, is Newsom Now the Law and Order Governor?

December 19, 2021 2:24 amDecember 21, 2021 6:22 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced he will seek more than $300 million in state funding over three years to in an effort to provide more support to law enforcement efforts to combat retail theft. This is in response...

Californians’ Quality of Life is on a Collision Course With the Rule of Law

November 28, 2021 10:30 amNovember 30, 2021 8:57 am

Californians’ quality of life is on a collision course with the rule of law. A retired police officer who working as a security guard was shot and killed in Oakland while protecting a Bay Area television news crew covering a...

Safeway the Latest San Francisco Chain Store to Reduce Hours Over Crime Wave

November 1, 2021 3:56 pm

A Safeway supermarket in the Castro District of San Francisco just announced that it would be going from a 24/7 operation to closing early at 9 PM in an effort to deter shoplifters, becoming the latest chain store to make...