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California
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Scorecard
Scorecard Average: 50
Drug Treatment Participation
Uncertain
Based on 0 votes
50.00% — 0 votes for "Worsened" or "Greatly Worsened"
Open Air Drug Use
Uncertain
Based on 0 votes
50.00% — 0 votes for "Worsened" or "Greatly Worsened"
Public Spaces Cleanliness
Uncertain
Based on 0 votes
50.00% — 0 votes for "Worsened" or "Greatly Worsened"
Small Business Environment Favorability
Uncertain
Based on 0 votes
50.00% — 0 votes for "Worsened" or "Greatly Worsened"
Total Drug Addiction
Uncertain
Based on 0 votes
50.00% — 0 votes for "Worsened" or "Greatly Worsened"
Protection of Property
Uncertain
Based on 0 votes
50.00% — 0 votes for "Worsened" or "Greatly Worsened"
Mentioned in 2 posts
Evan Symon
California Globe
Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023
New Bill To Repeal Prop. 47, Lower Felony Theft Threshold of $950 to $400
- Assemblyman Juan Alanis introduced AB 335, which aims to repeal the changes made by Proposition 47, except for those reducing the penalty for possession of concentrated cannabis.
- On March 7th, 2023, AB 335 underwent an amendment in the Committee for Public Safety. The repeal of Prop 47 was abandoned, and instead, a proposal was made to study property crimes, law enforcement responses, and district attorney responses. A final report is expected to be due on January 1st, 2026.
- Proposition 47 has not had a significant impact on crime rates in California, according to recent reports by KQED and the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice. Crime trends have remained stable despite the policy reform.
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Bill Melugin
Fox 11 Los Angeles
Friday, Feb 7, 2020
Prop 47 co-author George Gascon doubles down on controversial legislation live on FOX 11
- Proposition 47 is a California ballot measure that changed the classification of some nonviolent property and drug offenses from felonies to misdemeanors. It also increased the threshold for theft misdemeanors from $450 to $950.
- Critics argue that Proposition 47 led to an increase in total drug use, open air drug use, a decrease in drug court participation, and an increase in property crime.
- George Gascon, the District Attorney of Los Angeles county and co-author of Prop 47, maintains his support for the proposition. He believes that it has successfully redirected resources to drug addiction treatment instead of imprisonment.
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