Tag: Proposition 47
Inoperability Clause Versus Repealer Clause
Recently-proposed amendments to the retail theft legislative package will include the following provision: “If the proposed initiative measure titled ‘The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act’ (Initiative 23-0017A1) is approved by the voters at the statewide general election on...
Newsom’s Poison Pill is an Assault on Critical Public Safety Reform and California Voters’ Voices
Well-known for eleventh-hour maneuvers within the smoke-filled rooms of Sacramento, California’s legislature is attempting a covert kill shot set to undermine a popular reform sought by California voters. In an unprecedented and deeply unethical maneuver, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office has...
Democrat’s Poison Pills in Prop. 47 Retail Theft Legislation
California Democrats are so disturbed right now that the proposed ballot initiative to amend and fix Proposition 47 will qualify for the November 2024 ballot, they are planning to put a “poison pill” amendment provision in the bills in their...
Bill to Make it Easier to Arrest Shoplifters Continues To Gain Support
A bill aimed at making it easier to arrest shoplifters has continued to grow in support in the Senate following passage in the Assembly late last month. Assembly Bill 1990, authored by Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles), would let law...
California Lawmakers Try to Tell Retailers How Best to Address Theft
It seems there is no element of private enterprise California politicians are not comfortable attempting to dictate how it should be run. Whether it be how much to pay workers, what to charge for a product, what fees are permitted,...
California Ranks 9th Most Dangerous States in America
U.S. News ranked the 10 most dangerous states in America, and California achieves yet another embarrassing ranking – California is the 9th Most Dangerous States in America. This is significant because California has Proposition 47 in place, which in effect,...