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California Democrats Plan to Starve Proposition 36 to Death

April 3, 2025 3:10 amApril 3, 2025 3:11 am

On November 5, 2024, California voters overwhelmingly adopted Proposition 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act, a modest reform to restore consequences for thieves and drug dealers and require treatment for addicts. It’s adoption was a complete rebuke...

California Ballot Initiative Title History and Kamala’s AG Days

October 9, 2024 6:46 amOctober 9, 2024 6:46 am

In California, when it comes to ballot measures, one of the biggest abuses is the requirement for the Attorney General to compose a ballot title and summary. It has been ripe for abuse and efforts at proposing legislation to modify...

SF Housing Finance Authority Drops $20 Billion Bond Effort

August 14, 2024 4:52 pmAugust 14, 2024 4:52 pm

The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) today dropped its campaign to pass a $20 billion so-called affordable housing bond. Facing the almost certain loss at the polls, the BAHFA board met in closed session and unanimously decided that – on...

SF Housing Finance Authority Bungles Boondoggle Bond: $12 Billion Dollar ‘Mathematical Error’

August 12, 2024 2:30 amAugust 12, 2024 2:31 am

Sometimes, government agencies and the concept of math are not the best of friends. The state’s high speed rail program budget to complete the entire project has ballooned to upwards of $180 billion dollars. It was supposed to cost $33...

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....

Is Gov. Newsom Ignoring Fallout from Prop. 47 or Misled by his Staff?

February 14, 2024 2:32 pmFebruary 14, 2024 2:32 pm

By now, many people have seen the viral video of Governor Gavin Newsom recounting a story of witnessing a theft inside a Target store. As he told the story, he revealed that he expressed bewilderment to the cashier of why...

Bills Amending Prop. 47

January 16, 2024 1:06 pmJanuary 16, 2024 1:07 pm

With the continuing rise in property theft and retail crime in this state, we are likely to see a number of bills introduced in the 2024 California Legislative Session that propose to amend Proposition 47, which was adopted by the...