PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government
Proposition 36 would provide police and prosecutors with better tools to crack down on repeat retail theft and fentanyl trafficking.
PD Editorial: Prop. 36 promotes public safety
Proposition 36 would provide police and prosecutors with better tools to crack down on repeat retail theft and fentanyl trafficking.
Editorial: California propositions
Proposition 47 had good intentions but it’s clear it didn’t work. This proposition would amend that proposition, not repeal it, in an effort to provide better outcomes for all. Vote YES.
Opinion: People are fed up with retail theft. Yes on 36
San Diego remains a dynamic global destination, yet we stand at a critical juncture. We are facing the interwoven crises of retail theft, drug addiction and homelessness. Proposition 36 offers a commonsense solution that tackles these issues with the compassion, accountability and effectiveness San Diego desperately needs.
Editorial | Yes on Proposition 36, a smart response to drug deaths, thefts and homelessness
As California faces increasing homelessness, steadily rising retail theft and an escalation of opioid-related deaths, and a consensus these are connected, how should these troubling trends be addressed? Proposition 36 provides a tempered answer that voters should back on the Nov. 5 ballot.
Column: California voters are fed up with crime and, apparently, the response by Democrats
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders vehemently oppose an anti-retail theft measure on the November ballot. But they’re being ignored by California voters who support the proposal overwhelmingly.
California needs Prop. 36 to help bring accountability to the fentanyl crisis
Simply put, this ballot initiative will reform aspects of Proposition 47 that in 2014 reclassified several “quality of life” crimes as misdemeanors instead of felonies. The most obvious was shoplifting — where the threshold for misdemeanor theft was raised to $950 per offense — and drug possession.
Prop. 36’s smart response to crime, addiction, homelessness
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial | Measure provides much-needed adjustment to well-intentioned criminal justice reform measure state voters passed in 2014
Coalition to submit 900,000 signatures to put tough-on-crime initiative on California ballot
AP | TRÂN NGUYỄN | A coalition backed by retailers like Walmart and Target announced Thursday it has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before California voters this November to enhance criminal penalties for shoplifting and drug dealing.
Ballot measure to reform Prop. 47 gathers 900,000 signatures
Spectrum News 1 | Inside the Issues Staff | The Californians for Safer Communities Coalition is seeking to reform Proposition 47, which passed in 2014.
“Inside the Issues” host Amrit Singh is joined by Dan Schnur, political science professor at USC, UC Berkeley and Pepperdine, to discuss the political impact of potential reforms to the proposition.
