Jeff Reisig
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District Attorney, California, Yolo County; Architect of Proposition 36; Past President of California District Attorneys Association; Transparency Advocate
Joined June 2009
This retail theft mob happened at a Nordstrom in California today. Because of broken state laws, these crimes are considered “non-serious” and “non-violent” and nobody will go to state prison, even if caught and convicted. State laws need to be fixed and YES, many people need to
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This misguided policy decision by California leaders resulted in 6,000 fast food job losses and the closure of some of my favorite chains, like Rubios. Other fast food vendors were forced to replace workers with kiosks to cut costs, but for many of us the machines are confusing
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California is still counting ballots, but here is the Prop 36 update:.* Passed by a supermajority of nearly 70%.* All 58 counties in CA supported, including SF and LA.* Secured over 10 million votes in favor.* 5.9 million more Californians voted for Prop 36 (140% more votes) than
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Urgent Message to all CA Police Chiefs, Sheriffs, DAs & LEOs - An imminent threat to our combined efforts to reform Prop 47 has been stealthily and cynically launched by the Governor & some Sacramento politicians & lobbyists, in a move that even some Democratic lawmakers have
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A CA mayor’s security detail was randomly assaulted during a downtown news event. It’s more stark evidence that California’s urban centers have been turned into dangerous places, where seriously addicted, mentally ill and many violent people now roam freely due to weak state laws
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Officials in Sacramento CA threatened to sue Target for reporting too many crimes to the police and being a nuisance (+300% increase in reported retail crimes from 2021-2023), while many state politicians in CA’s Capitol argued that “the official data on retail theft is not
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This is disgusting California politics. 1. A drug dealer poisoned & killed their daughter with a pill laced with fentanyl. 2. Democrat public safety leaders in CA then repeatedly blocked their sponsored legislation to add a warning to the law for fentanyl dealers. 3. The
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New FBI data shows violent crime increased 13% in CA last year while it decreased nationwide, including a 31.5% drop in Florida. Property crime is up too. Homelessness has increased 50% in CA since 2014, while it decreased nationwide. #Crime #ViolentCrime #RetailTheft #FixProp47
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7-Eleven is fighting to bring common sense accountability back to CA. @VoteYesProp36 #SmashandGrab #RetailTheft #FixProp47 #Yeson36
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“Here’s an idea…Instead of locking up the toothpaste, how about we lock up the shoplifters.”. Prop 36 passed in CA by 70%, a stunning supermajority. #Crime #RetailTheft #CommonSense
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Appreciate her passion, but LA Mayor Bass can’t fix the rampant crime in Los Angeles or CA without addressing broken state laws/policies. A day after she stated the latest high-profile retail mob thieves would be held strictly accountable, one was arrested on low level felonies,
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Violent crime in California is 15.4% higher than four years ago. Soft on crime progressive policies are a failure.
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Only one California county has ever completed a thorough comparative study on Zero Bail and its impact on statewide crime. My county. What our 2023 study found was frightening: 163% more crime + 200% more violent crime committed in CA by arrestees released from jail on Zero Bail.
“In many cases, within hours of people being released from custody on Zero-bail, they were re-offending and committing new felony crimes.” . @jeffreisig, district attorney of Yolo County, shares the latest result of his study on CA's recent policies.
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ATTENTION Thieves, Smash & Grabbers & Fentanyl/Drug Dealers - On December 18th, the new Prop 36 laws in California will take effect. This means your days of revolving door lawlessness and slap on the hand punishment for repeat offenses are over. Prison now awaits you should you
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October of last year, I posted a story about my depressing visit to downtown Sacramento to meet a friend for a beer. Some criticized my post as exaggerated or hyperbolic, despite the fact it was all true… i.e. “my lived experience,” in their parlance. This week, the owner of
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Homelessness in CA increased 51% since 2014, while it decreased 11% in the rest of the nation. Why? In 2014, CA decriminalized hard drugs (heroin, meth, etc.) through Prop 47. It is not a housing crisis. Compelled treatment is the solution. #California #Homelessness #FixProp47
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The LAPD Chief is right, the justice system in California is now a revolving door joke. Decriminalization efforts, early prison releases of unrehabilitated & zero bail policies have thrown open jail doors and emboldened criminals & created more victims, all while our great
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URGENT PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE To All CA Sheriffs, Police Chiefs, DAs & LEOs - In the latest act of cynical political gamesmanship designed to sabotage the initiative to amend Prop 47, the Gov & Leg leadership have revealed they are preparing their own competing crime (Prop 47)
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California reduced penalties for heroin & meth in 2014. Drug courts vanished. Ten years later, homelessness is up 50% in CA, yet it’s down 11% nationwide. Human evidence of the crisis lays in the path to the Capitol, yet things are only getting worse. #Homelessness #Drugs
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Fentanyl is openly sold on the streets near California’s Capitol for $1.50/pill. Same scene in SF, LA, SD & more. CA leads the nation in fentanyl deaths, homelessness and retail theft. Ignoring the connections is malpractice. #Homelessness #RetailTheft #Fentanyl #FixProp47
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California’s Governor scoffed at a reporter’s suggestion today that he may not honor the will of the voters if they pass a popular crime initiative dealing with serial retail thieves & fentanyl dealers (Prop 36) that he repeatedly tried to kill in 2024. According to some recent
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Statement from District Attorney Jeff Reisig on UC Davis Attack on April 3, 2025. Woodland, CA — I condemn the violence that occurred yesterday on the campus at the University of California at Davis. The attack directed at a peaceful student-sponsored event was outrageous and
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The party is over for thieves in California thanks to Prop 36.
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For the last 6 months, CA’s Governor and legislative leaders have publicly stated that: 1) “Proposition 47 is working” and; 2) There is simply “no reason to go back to the ballot on a Prop 47 fix” initiative because lawmakers in the Capitol can better address crime issues
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The CA Dems have absolutely miscalculated the moral & public outrage they fueled by refusing to treat those who purchase 16/17 yr olds for sex as felons.
My latest column: Do CA Dems want to make themselves irrelevant? Bc they just tanked, again, a bill to make it a felony to purchase 16 & 17 yr olds for sex. It's getting increasingly difficult to justify their decisions that make no logical or moral sense.
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Ten days after it went into effect, cops across California continue to applaud Prop 36 in their efforts to crack down on repeat thieves. It’s a game changer.
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California lawmaker proposes to punish victims of home invasions, robberies & burglaries by ELIMINATING their right to use deadly force to protect themselves & property. This pro-criminal proposal should be soundly rejected.
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Criminals in California stole over 31 billion dollars in goods since 2014. In the last 5 years, the state spent 24 billion to solve homelessness & the crisis only worsened. The “cost” to implement Prop 36 is an absolute bargain by comparison. #Crime.
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Homelessness has increased 51% in CA since Prop 47 passed and essentially decriminalized hard drugs like fentanyl and meth in 2014. Meanwhile, homelessness decreased 11% in the rest of the country combined. A recent audit found:. “California spent $24 billion to tackle
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Next week, the CA Legislative majority plans to jam “poison pills” into their own crime bills in a shady attempt to undermine a citizens’ initiative to amend Prop 47 that has qualified for the Nov 24 ballot. Their approach is undemocratic. The Sacramento Bee nails it…
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California’s latest pro-criminal bill lets welfare fraudsters steal up to $25K with no criminal penalty & shields perjury. This insanity rewards lying & cheating, draining public funds. Stop this madness! #WelfareFraud #CaliforniaCrime
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THIS video shows: Not looting because no state of emergency at time. Not robbery in this clip because no force or fear used against staff. Based on video, possibly grand theft, if over $950 taken by thief, or conspiracy to commit theft, which are not “serious/violent” felonies by.
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Another Prop 36 success story as guy with 10 prior convictions for theft was caught walking out of Target with stolen property & arrested for a Prop 36 felony. NOTHING in weak legislative package touted by Gov Newsom would have authorized a felony here. Prop 36 win again!.
Due to his prior criminal convictions, Woodland man, Kenneth Matthews, charged with felony under #Prop36 for #RetailTheft.
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Yesterday, the California Assembly Leader admitted that CA residents are worse off now than a decade ago, while also hesitantly claiming Prop 47 is “working.” How exactly did Prop 47’s enactment nearly a decade ago (2014) and its significant reduction of accountability for repeat
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Sacramento Sheriff calls out the biting fact that the Organized Retail Crime (“ORC) laws in CA are basically useless for law enforcement. He’s right & DAs agree, the ORC laws are junk. Despite this consensus from the front lines, the Gov & some lawmakers & lobbyists celebrate ORC
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Californians are often told by those in power, and their “experts” from academia, that there is “no evidence” connecting past progressive criminal justice reforms to the recent increases in theft, homelessness and violent crime in CA. However, as more stores across CA eliminate
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When “experts” claim there is not a “shred of evidence“ indicating that substance abuse is a contributing cause of homelessness, can’t help but wonder how our eyes deceive us so badly. #Homeless #Drugs #FixProp47
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Once upon a time in CA (before 2014), this theft at PetSmart would qualify as a felony commercial burglary with up to a 3 year prison penalty if caught & convicted. Now, it’s a deminimis misdemeanor theft, subject to a ticket & release even if caught (not likely) & the reality of
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In all my time as DA, I can’t recall a single case where a CCW holder committed a crime in public with their licensed gun. The real problem in CA is that too many criminals & prohibited persons possess guns and are not going to prison long enough.
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'Operation Ugly Sweater,' Sacramento Sheriff's deputies already putting people in jail under new Prop 36! 💪 The party is over for thieves.
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It’s stunning to see so many lawmakers continue to ignore the testimony of retailers, cops & prosecutors on the massive increases in retail theft as a result of weak state laws. Apparently, the nonstop videos of brazen thefts are not enough either. Anyone who believes the CA
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The CA legislative leadership gets an “F” just now for trying to explain, miserably, how & why their last-minute “poison pill” amendments to their own crime bills isn’t merely a cynical & sleazy ploy to undermine a fair & democratic initiative process. #LetVotersDecide
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@Elex_Michaelson @MattMahanSJ @Mayor_Steinberg I have a family member who is homeless and seriously addicted on the streets of Sacramento. Since Prop 47 passed, homelessness increased over 51% in CA, while it decreased 11% in the rest of the nation. Overdoses have skyrocketed. Retail theft has exploded too. State & local.
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The recent political violence at UC Davis was a planned and coordinated assault on free speech. The assailants wore masks, carried umbrellas to shield their face and use as weapons, and displayed an anarchist banner that read “ACAB” meaning All Cops Are Bastards. They violently
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Crime is up. The FBI just quietly revised its latest violent crime data, showing an increase in crime rather than a decrease as previously reported. Initially, the FBI reported in September 2023 that violent crime had dropped by 2.1% in 2022. However, revised figures now
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This is tragic evidence of failed political ideology in SF.
This is Marina Safeway — it is 100% locked up. Now that Walgreens on Lombard and Divis is closed it is the only store open until midnight for miles since the North Beach and Webster Safeways closed as well as other Walgreens and CVS closed.
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This correlation is true across California. As homelessness and addiction have increased due to failed progressive policies on drugs, calls for homeless related fires and overdoses increased dramatically.
JUST IN: Investigators say recent wildfires in La Jolla, Mission Valley and Rancho Bernardo started in homeless encampments.
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It’s official! The Homelessness, Drug Addiction & Theft Reduction Act will be Proposition 36 on the Nov 2024 ballot. Let’s bring some common sense & balance back to CA’s public safety system. #FixProp47 #YESon36
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Retail theft will continue to get much worse in CA unless state laws are changed to increase penalties for recidivists & mobs. No amount of enforcement money or special diversion programs will eliminate this crisis. Many thieves simply need to go to prison. Deterrence works.
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A candidate for elected public office in California recently told me that they were criticized for simply following me on X/Twitter because my posts often include crime videos and my critical comments on the fundamental failures of current criminal justice policies in CA. As a
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Wow! - “If there’s any truth to the saying that the future happens first in California, then the potential passage of a ballot measure this fall could portend a tough but humane course correction in the nation’s approach to public safety.” Washington Post Editorial Board.
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@BillMelugin_ Bass repeatedly said, on tape, that homeowners could immediately clean up their sites. It was an outright deception for her to say that. People should be furious in LA. I am for them.
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On Tuesday, voters will have the chance to end this failed criminal justice experiment. #California #Homelessness #Fentanyl #RetailTheft #FixProp47 #Yeson36 @VoteYesProp36
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Chaos reigns in CA as brazen thieves walk out of a Walgreens in SF loaded with loot. Weak laws and the lack of a recidivist statute (which Prop 47 eliminated in 2014) means nobody is going to jail for such a minor ticket offense even if it’s their tenth theft of the day under
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It’s incredibly rare for an appointed public safety/fire chief to unequivocally call out the failure of their own city leadership. I’ve never seen anything quite like this. Good for this fire chief for standing up for her firefighters and stating the stone cold truth.
JUST IN: Los Angeles Fire Department chief Kristin Crowley turns on Los Angeles leadership, says they failed her. Remarkable interview. Crowley called out the city for having no water in the Santa Ynez Reservoir. Reporter: "Did the city of Los Angeles fail you and your
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🙏 we did it.
Thank you for voting YES on Prop 36! Together, we’re making our communities safer for all Californians. #YesOn36 🎉
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California thieves strike 3 7-Eleven stores in under 20 minutes hours after Newsom signed watered-down retail theft package. The legislation failed to add any new enhanced felony penalties for smash and grabs or petty theft with priors, which the vast majority of district
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Once upon a time in California, shoppers could browse, handle & compare products & immediately choose their items to purchase. Those days are gone for most urban areas of CA. Some still remember “the before time.” #California #AllLockedUp.#ProgressiveRuin #RetailTheft #FixProp47
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New Report from the CA State Auditor (July 25, 2024) found, not surprisingly, that Prop 47 resulted in more prolific thieves stealing more often. The Auditor’s concluding recommendation to state lawmakers? …. “[Enact] a proposal for approval by the voters that would amend
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According to reports, CA legislative leaders and the Gov refuse to even consider amending Prop 47 (enacted in 2014) in any way to address the nation-leading retail theft crisis that is forcing thousands of stores in CA to raise prices, lock up products or close completely. Why?
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Vote Yes on Prop 36 to put an end to this. @VoteYesProp36 #California #Homelessness #Fentanyl #MandatedTreatment #Yeson36
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Gavin Newsom is pro-democracy, except when it comes to Prop 47 reform
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Proposition 36 strikes again! . Fremont Police arrested 18 people during a two-day sting operation in December. Nine of the arrests were credited to the newly passed Prop 36. It’s only been in effect 19 days. 🙏.
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The progressive criminal justice reform experiment in California has failed. It’s time for some common sense on crime. #Homelessness #Drugs #RetailTheft #Yeson36.
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Another mob theft in California today, this time at a Macy’s. Because of broken state laws, these crimes are considered “non-serious” and “non-violent” & nobody will go to state prison. Diminished deterrence fuels criminal chaos. #California #Crime #RetailTheft #FixProp47
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Shoplifting is so rampant in CA that one store in SF erected a barricade at the entrance & only allows escorted shopping. Meanwhile, progressive reformers/media and lawmakers say the “increased theft” claims are just a conservative scare tactic. It’s like living in a nightmare
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The California Legislature and Gov have utterly failed, for yet another year, to effectively address the retail theft, homelessness and drug crises ravaging the state. At their recent celebratory bill signing event, lawmakers and a few loyal lobbyists hurled sycophantic praise
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Californians overwhelmingly passed Prop 36, by nearly 70%, and voted out or recalled progressive prosecutors in a clear repudiation of radical crime policies that fueled lawlessness. #CommonSense #Prop36Wins
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The theft laws in CA are so weak that brazen criminals steal right in front of store security. Meanwhile, consumers suffer higher prices and stores are forced to close due to crime. Progressive reforms (Prop 47) went too far. #California #Crime #RetailTheft
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@ZavalaA Sad to hear Jay Leno admit that the movie business has been devastated by California’s high costs and that the businesses left for Texas and Tennessee. We hear that a lot about our state.
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Violent crime in California is 15.4% higher than four years ago. Despite this fact, pro-criminal advocates in Sacramento will claim they just need a few more progressive reforms to make it better. Tell that to the victims.
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Deterrence through consequences is a long proven & effective approach in civilized society. As this recent inmate jail call proves, criminals avoid committing crime(s) in places that aggressively enforce laws and penalties. Imagine what all CA could be if voters fixed the weak
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The Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act has qualified for the Nov 2024 ballot. #FixProp47
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Crime in California has eroded our quality of life. We now have a chance to bring some balance back to the public safety equation. #California #Crime #RetailTheft #FixProp47 #Yeson36 @VoteYesProp36
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A purse robbery in California on Monday. Force was used. It is a violent felony. Yet, prominent lawmakers wanted to make this crime a low-level misdemeanor, eliminating prison as an option. We need a total reboot in leadership on crime policy. #California #ViolentCrime
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The California Governor’s recent comments of frustration regarding a major national retailer’s response to theft in California ignores a multitude of legal factors that make CA ripe for thieves, and puts retailers and their employees at greater risk, when compared to other
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A majority of voters in every CA county, and a supermajority statewide, voted for Prop 36 in order to enhance accountability & deterrence and restore balance & common sense into the law for retail crimes, hard drugs and fentanyl dealers. State and local leaders who seek to
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New Report on CA’s Retail Theft Crisis - Shoplifting in CA has reached peak levels not seen since 2000! Moreover, well established underreporting of theft events by demoralized retailers and incomplete police/law enforcement data means that the crisis is certainly worse than
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Boom! .San Diego Union Tribune gets Prop 36 right, with a big dose of truth! Yes on Prop 36!.“The coming landslide win for Proposition 36 will be a triumph for truth over spin. The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board has long supported criminal justice reform. But in real
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Voters sent an overwhelming message that effective public safety requires common sense & accountability. The radical criminal justice experiments failed & the People have spoken. #California #Crime #NewDay
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Weak theft laws in CA have fueled lawlessness. This recent hit on Walgreens in SF is just one of thousands this year in CA. State leaders have failed us. #California #RetailTheft #Yeson36 @VoteYesProp36
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So many of us are tired of the ever-increasing homelessness, open air fentanyl & hard drug activity, retail theft and decaying CA communities. Fixing Prop 47 is a major start to turning it all around. #Homelessness #Drugs #RetailTheft #FixProp47.
Councilwoman Traci Park speaks for all of us when she says it is time to get serious about public safety and that we are "sick and tired of living in the middle of a failed social experiment. We have all had enough.".#GasconMustGo.#HochmanForDA
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"You can literally walk into a retail store every single day of the year and steaI $949 worth of merchandise…And you will NEVER do a minute in jail" . Prop 47 created this chaos. Due to specific limits in the initiative, the CA legislature can’t fix it. It must go back to the
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My office just completed a study on the comparative impacts of court-ordered Zero Bail ($0 Bail) over a 13 month period in my county. The results were staggering. Zero bail releases resulted in 163% more crime and 200% more violent crime when compared to
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I wonder if the owner of the LA Times would now also admit they made a mistake not endorsing Proposition 36?.
NEW: LA Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong says it was a mistake for his paper to endorse Karen Bass, says competent people should be elected, not professional politicians. While I'm glad people are waking up, this is not some profound concept. "We endorsed Karen Bass. I
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@emily_hoeven @GavinNewsom Until the law is fixed so that: 1) repeat offenders can eventually be charged with felonies; 2) all thefts can be reasonably aggregated to get to a felony and; 3) the ORC statute is made less onerous for prosecutors to actually prove and it delivers a possible prison deterrent,.
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Thieves commit smash-and-grabs & steal repeatedly in CA, not because they are hungry, but because they get away with it again & again without consequence. Weak laws, enacted by Prop 47 in 2014, have devastated California’s urban and underserved communities and created the
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@rosscoulthart @DeptofDefense It really is ridiculous that DoD pretends as if this is not a major breach of security over sensitive security sites. It’s even more outrageous that most of the legacy media seems to just go along with that narrative. Not buying any of it.
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Proposition 36 fixes weak theft & drug laws in CA that triggered massive addiction, homelessness, theft & fentanyl deaths. It is a nonpartisan effort. Claims otherwise are dishonest. Saving lives and restoring accountability in CA requires all hands on deck. #California
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This is shameful. Californians suffer from failed government leadership on multiple fronts.
This reservoir was built to save Pacific Palisades. It was empty when the flames came
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Here is why this is now happening all over CA: 1) Misguided reforms to lessen penalties for larceny and drugs (Prop 47) means offenders face no meaningful penalty = no deterrence; 2) Early prison releases of convicted felons, who have not been rehabilitated; 3) Zero bail policies.
One of the most popular spots to brunch in Sacramento has had three break-ins within the last 7 months. The owner of Bacon and Butter said in his 11 years of running the restaurant, the business has never felt so vulnerable.
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Lawlessness reigns in CA as hundreds of people ransack another 7-Eleven with brazen disregard for weak laws. These people are not stealing because they're hungry, nor are they part of some sophisticated organized theft group, they are simply criminal opportunists who know CA has
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California’s landmark cities have been ravaged by brazen thieves & fentanyl dealers and nation-leading drug deaths & homelessness. The politicians failed us. Prop 36 is a balanced & humane solution. We can’t wait any longer. #RetailTheft #Fentanyl #Homelessness @VoteYesProp36
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The Sheriff is absolutely right….California leads the nation in retail theft losses & homelessness & hard drug overdoses. Voters in CA were duped with Prop 47 in 2014. The only way to fix it is back at the ballot box. Only dupes & deceivers claim otherwise. #California #Crime.
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CA Dems hesitate to make buying 16-17yo kids for sex a felony? Outrageous! No debate—purchasing minors for sex is vile. Lawmakers opposing this have lost all sense. Protect kids, pass this law! #ChildSafety #California.
California Democrats appear to be internally arguing over bill to include 16-and 17-year-olds in a state law that has made it a felony to purchase a child for sex. The bill faces a key deadline Friday, and it's been dropped from the Assembly Public Safety committee agenda.
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@CaliforniaGlobe What a joke. CA is the worst state in the country for homelessness, poverty, taxes and regulations. Fix our state.
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