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California Democrats’ Latest – Sabotage the Initiative to Amend Prop. 47

June 24, 2024 3:00 amJune 24, 2024 3:01 am

Rampant retail theft throughout California cities has caused thousands of small business and store closures. Escalating fentanyl overdoses are killing young Californians at a stunning rate. In reaction to the destruction of California, 900,000 Californians signed the petition to qualify...

‘Poison Pills’ or Suicide Pact – Dems Prop 47 Amendment Schemes is Worse Than You Think

June 18, 2024 10:16 amJune 18, 2024 10:43 am

There are seven lies making their way through the California legislature right now that may even be less true – if that is possible – than first surmised. Terrified voters will amend the infamous Proposition 47 – which obliterated the...

Californians for Safer Communities Urge AG Rob Bonta to Not Play Politics with Initiative to Reform Prop. 47

June 12, 2024 3:47 pmJune 13, 2024 8:52 am

Rampant retail theft throughout California cities has caused thousands of small business and store closures. Escalating fentanyl overdoses are killing young Californians at a stunning rate. In reaction to the destruction of California, 900,000 Californians signed the petition to qualify...

Newsom’s Poison Pill is an Assault on Critical Public Safety Reform and California Voters’ Voices

June 10, 2024 9:04 amJune 10, 2024 9:04 am

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

June 9, 2024 2:45 amJune 9, 2024 11:01 am

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...

UC Berkeley Cancels Fall U.S. Senate Debate Over Protest, Safety Concerns

May 11, 2024 2:55 amMay 11, 2024 2:56 am

The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) announced on Friday that they have withdrawn their offer to host a U.S. Senate debate between Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) and former baseball player Steve Garvey (R) this fall, citing safety concerns...

‘Fix Prop. 47’ Ballot Initiative is a Game Changer on Day 1

April 19, 2024 11:50 amApril 20, 2024 10:46 pm

California leads the nation in fentanyl deaths, homelessness and retail theft thanks to Proposition 47. The ballot initiative to amend Proposition 47, “The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act,” just qualified for the November ballot. Californians for Safer Communities...