Newsom and Democrat Leaders Seek to Take Proposition 47 Repeal Off Ballot

The ballot initiative seeks to revise Prop 47 to boost criminal penalties for repeat offenders of theft and certain drug crimes.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom meets with delegates from Norway in Larkspur, Calif., on April 17, 2024. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed that he and Democrat leaders in the state Legislature are negotiating to remove the bipartisan Proposition 47 reform measure from the November ballot, amid opposition from Republican leaders.

“There’s a lot of moving parts, a lot of negotiations concurrently happening,” Mr. Newsom told reporters in San Francisco on June 7. “Prop 47 is included.”