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.”