Proposition 36 overwhelmingly passes in California, reversing some Soros-backed soft-on-crime policies

A ballot measurement that volition rotation backmost immoderate of California's astir arguable soft-on-crime policies has overwhelmingly passed successful the heavy bluish state.

Proposition 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, sought to undo portions of Proposition 47 by expanding penalties for immoderate crimes. 

When Proposition 47 passed successful 2014, it downgraded astir thefts from felonies to misdemeanors if the magnitude stolen was nether $950, "unless the suspect had anterior convictions of murder, rape, definite enactment offenses, oregon definite gun crimes." 

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom opposed Proposition 36. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

An overwhelming 71% of Californians supported Proposition 36, according to a September survey by the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan deliberation tank, contempt a beardown progressive rebuke of the proposition. But successful the past respective years, retail chains and mom-and-pop shops person been deed hard by theft, smash-and-grab robberies and organized retail transgression gangs.

Proposition 47 besides reclassified immoderate felony cause offenses arsenic misdemeanors. Progressive Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, backed by billionaire George Soros, helped writer Proposition 47, and helium whitethorn besides suffer his spot to Republican challenger Nathan Hochman. Gascón has sought to betterment the transgression justness strategy done much progressive policies.

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The Manhattan Beach Police Department is asking members of the nationalist to assistance place suspected smash-and-grab robbers.  (Manhattan Beach Police Department)

Vice President Kamala Harris, projected to suffer the statesmanlike election, dodged a question Sunday astir whether she voted successful favour of Proposition 36. 

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San Francisco Mayor London Breed threw her enactment down Proposition 36, calling it a "meaningful quality for cities crossed California." But Gov. Gavin Newsom remained staunchly opposed to the effort, saying it "takes america backmost to the 1980s, wide incarceration."

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San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan besides joined the effort to partially repeal Proposition 47. The California District Attorneys Association, the Los Angeles Police Protective League and the California State Sheriffs’ Association each endorsed Proposition 36.