Newsom Defends Prop. 47, Says California Tougher Than Texas on Retail Theft Crimes

“It seems like we’ve just created this narrative,” Mr. Newsom said. “That’s not the fundamental issue ... it’s the other issues that are not Prop. 47 related.”
Newsom Defends Prop. 47, Says California Tougher Than Texas on Retail Theft Crimes
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Los Angeles on Jan. 3, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Travis Gillmore
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A voter initiative passed in 2014 to reduce prison populations is not to blame for retail theft crimes in the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporters during his budget proposal press conference Jan. 10.

“Everybody talks about Prop. 47, and they say we’ve got to change,” Mr. Newsom said. “I hear it 24/7 surround sound on all these news channels.”

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