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‘Fix Prop 47’ Initiative Receives Over 900,000 Signatures – Qualifies for November Ballot

April 18, 2024 4:52 pmApril 18, 2024 4:52 pm

A signature collection drive to qualify a ballot initiative to amend Proposition 47 ended on Thursday, qualifying The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act for the November ballot. Californians for Safer Communities Coalition announced that more than 900,000 signatures...

Assembly Democrats Trying to Commandeer ‘Fix 47’ Ballot Initiative

April 14, 2024 2:45 amApril 15, 2024 6:30 pm

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Insanity is also knowing that Democrats created a statewide crisis and allowing them to claim they can fix it. It’s also stupid. State Democrats are disturbed...

After Issuing Death Sentence on CA’s Death Penalty, Gov. Newsom Approves 3 more Prison Closures

April 1, 2024 7:59 amApril 4, 2024 7:12 am

“Newsom has approved three California prison closures but resists pressure to shutter more,” the Los Angeles Times headline reports… as if Gov. Newsom is so altruistic, he is restraining himself from closing more prisons – for the good of the...

A sea of empty desks inside the California State Assembly

New Bill Would Allow Prop. 47 to Be Amended by Majority Legislative Vote

March 22, 2024 3:00 pmMarch 22, 2024 1:40 pm

Assembly Bill 1787 aims to partially address the shoplifting problem in California. As many are aware, Proposition 47, the ballot measure approved by statewide voters in 2014, increased the threshold for shoplifting to remain a misdemeanor from $450 to $950....

Mom Bares All: ‘Our Son is a Product of the Failed Prop 47’

March 17, 2024 9:50 amMarch 17, 2024 9:57 am

Ten years of increased drug and serial theft crimes across California 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...

Gavin’s Conundrum: A Hypothetical Conversation Between the Governor and His Socks

February 29, 2024 12:10 pmFebruary 29, 2024 12:38 pm

It’s been a long day, Gavin Newsom says to himself as he sits on the edge of the bed to take off his shoes. Shoes off and then the socks, but he takes a moment to look at his socks...

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

February 21, 2024 4:50 pmFebruary 21, 2024 4:54 pm

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...