Los Angeles, Calif. (October 30, 2024) – Yesterday, La Opinión published an opinion editorial, Proposition 36 Is An Opportunity to Create a Safer California,” by former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. The piece highlights how voters have an opportunity to make California communities safer by voting in support of Prop 36. Mayor Villaraigosa writes that Prop 36 will give our communities “a fighting chance to thrive. It will create tougher penalties for serial retail theft and smash-and-grabs to create real accountability for those habitually breaking these laws and making our communities less safe.”
More highlights from Antonio Villaraigosa’s opinion editorial are translated below. You can read the full piece here at La Opinión:
“Now we have the opportunity to create a safer California. I urge voters to vote YES on Prop 36.”
“A radical shift in how we approach crime and public safety has impacted communities, creating a nightmare for some. Today, small businesses and residents are living a harsh reality that requires us as leaders to not only listen, but to take action.”
“Prop 36 is a…common-sense measure that strikes a solid middle ground between California’s tough-on-crime era, which filled prisons beyond capacity, and the past decade under Proposition 47, which created loopholes in state law that criminals have learned to exploit.
“…supported by Democrats, Independents, Republicans, small businesses, local elected leaders, law enforcement, social justice organizations, as well as crime victims and drug survivor activists. It creates effective tools to hold people accountable for repeat retail theft and fentanyl trafficking, while incentivizing treatment for those suffering from hard drug addiction.”
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