• Home
  • Politics
  • Health
  • World
  • Business
  • Finance
  • Tech
  • More
    • Sports
    • Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
What's Hot

Short and Funny Sayings for a Happy Summer with Friends

May 9, 2025

Trump Announces First Post-Tariff Trade Deal

May 8, 2025

100 Funny Father’s Day Quotes for Hilariously Relatable Humor (and Plenty of Love Too)

May 8, 2025
Facebook Twitter Instagram
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
Friday, May 9
Patriot Now NewsPatriot Now News
  • Home
  • Politics

    Security video shows brazen sexual assault of California woman by homeless man

    October 24, 2023

    Woman makes disturbing discovery after her boyfriend chases away home intruder who stabbed him

    October 24, 2023

    Poll finds Americans overwhelmingly support Israel’s war on Hamas, but younger Americans defend Hamas

    October 24, 2023

    Off-duty pilot charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after allegedly trying to shut off engines midflight on Alaska Airlines

    October 23, 2023

    Leaked audio of Shelia Jackson Lee abusively cursing staffer

    October 22, 2023
  • Health

    Disparities In Cataract Care Are A Sorry Sight

    October 16, 2023

    Vaccine Stocks—Including Pfizer, Moderna, BioNTech And Novavax—Slide Amid Plummeting Demand

    October 16, 2023

    Long-term steroid use should be a last resort

    October 16, 2023

    Rite Aid Files For Bankruptcy With More ‘Underperforming Stores’ To Close

    October 16, 2023

    Who’s Still Dying From Complications Related To Covid-19?

    October 16, 2023
  • World

    New York Democrat Dan Goldman Accuses ‘Conservatives in the South’ of Holding Rallies with ‘Swastikas’

    October 13, 2023

    IDF Ret. Major General Describes Rushing to Save Son, Granddaughter During Hamas Invasion

    October 13, 2023

    Black Lives Matter Group Deletes Tweet Showing Support for Hamas 

    October 13, 2023

    AOC Denounces NYC Rally Cheering Hamas Terrorism: ‘Unacceptable’

    October 13, 2023

    L.A. Prosecutors Call Out Soros-Backed Gascón for Silence on Israel

    October 13, 2023
  • Business

    Trump Announces First Post-Tariff Trade Deal

    May 8, 2025

    Electric Vehicle Sales Nosedive As GOP Takes Buzzsaw To Biden’s Mandate

    May 7, 2025

    Tyson Foods Announces It Will Bend The Knee To Trump Admin’s New Rules

    May 7, 2025

    Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady Despite Pressure From Trump

    May 7, 2025

    ‘Wait Them Out’: John Kennedy Tells Larry Kudlow One Lie He Suspects China’s Telling US

    May 7, 2025
  • Finance

    Ending China’s De Minimis Exception Brings 3 Benefits for Americans

    April 17, 2025

    The Trump Tariff Shock Should Push Indonesia to Reform Its Economy

    April 17, 2025

    Tariff Talks an Opportunity to Reinvigorate the Japan-US Alliance

    April 17, 2025

    How China’s Companies Are Responding to the US Trade War

    April 16, 2025

    The US Flip-flop Over H20 Chip Restrictions 

    April 16, 2025
  • Tech

    Cruz Confronts Zuckerberg on Pointless Warning for Child Porn Searches

    February 2, 2024

    FTX Abandons Plans to Relaunch Crypto Exchange, Commits to Full Repayment of Customers and Creditors

    February 2, 2024

    Elon Musk Proposes Tesla Reincorporates in Texas After Delaware Judge Voids Pay Package

    February 2, 2024

    Tesla’s Elon Musk Tops Disney’s Bob Iger as Most Overrated Chief Executive

    February 2, 2024

    Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Grew $84 Billion in 2023 as Pedophiles Target Children on Facebook, Instagram

    February 2, 2024
  • More
    • Sports
    • Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
Patriot Now NewsPatriot Now News
Home»Business»‘Enough Is Enough’: Retailers Back California Initiative To Raise Penalties For Property Crime
Business

‘Enough Is Enough’: Retailers Back California Initiative To Raise Penalties For Property Crime

December 23, 2023No Comments4 Mins Read
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
US-CRIME
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

Retailers in California are backing a new ballot proposition that seeks to raise penalties for drug and property crimes amid a surge in such offenses.

In 2014, California voters approved Proposition 47, a ballot measure that reclassified some non-violent offenses such as shoplifting and grand theft as misdemeanors instead of felonies, thereby reducing their penalties. Amid a massive increase in such offenses in California and complaints from businesses, retailers are backing a new ballot initiative — The Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act — that seeks to reverse the effects of Proposition 47 and reclassify these offenses as felonies. (RELATED: Businesses Are Fleeing San Francisco In Droves, Leaving The City Devastated As Crime, Drug Use Runs Wild)

“Cal Retailers supports the initiative,” wrote a representative for the California Retailers Association in an email to The Daily Caller News Foundation, adding that “[t]his issue is too important to the safety of our employees, our customers, and the communities in which we operate to not find effective solutions.”

The Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act by Daily Caller News Foundation on Scribd

The commercial robbery rate in California has increased by 13.3% since 2019, the year that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California took office, according to a study by the Public Policy Institute of California. The same study found that shoplifting increased by 28.7% in 2022, with some of the largest increases being in the San Francisco Bay area.

“We certainly support amending Prop 47, of which the unintended consequences have been disastrous,” wrote Robert Rivinius, the executive director of the Family Business Association of California, in an email to the DCNF.

See also  Chinese AI firm Fourth Paradigm leads Hong Kong IPO surge to raise $280 million

Under the Constitution of California, persons charged with misdemeanor offenses are entitled to be released without conditions before trial unless a court finds that they threaten public safety, which has been criticized by advocates as enabling offenders to recommit crimes while on release. By raising the offenses to felony status, courts will be able to set tougher bail and release conditions for defendants, which proponents believe will have a deterrent effect on crimes.

“Under this Act, an offender with two prior convictions for theft can be charged with a felony, regardless of the value of the stolen property,” reads the measure, departing from Proposition 47’s threshold of $950 for felony offenses, and “would [also] authorize greater consequences for hard drug dealers whose trafficking kills or seriously injures a person who uses those drugs.” Apart from drug trafficking, the offenses affected by the initiative include burglary, carjacking, robbery, receiving stolen property, shoplifting, identity theft and mail theft.

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… pic.twitter.com/nESaJSxj4p

— Jeff Reisig (@jeffreisig) August 13, 2023

The initiative is being proposed by Thomas Hiltachk, the partner of a Sacramento-based law firm, Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk LLP, and was approved for circulation by the secretary of State on Oct. 26. It has attracted the financial support of Walmart, which has donated $500,000 to the campaign, according to Politico.

See also  Gavin Newsom’s Wineries Get Rescued By Biden Bailout He Praised

“Enough is enough, we need to fight back against the criminals who are stealing from our communities. We have seen the unintended consequences of Prop. 47’s weakening of our theft laws and I believe California voters are ready to make their voices heard on this issue again,” said former Democratic Assemblymember Rudy Salas of Bakersfield of the current law to CalMatters. In 2022, Salas introduced a bill that would have lowered the monetary threshold of felony offenses to $400.

The initiative must gather the supporting signatures of 546,651 registered voters in California by April 23, 2024. Hiltachk and Walmart did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter’s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.

California Crime Initiative penalties property raise retailers
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

Related Posts

Trump Announces First Post-Tariff Trade Deal

May 8, 2025

Electric Vehicle Sales Nosedive As GOP Takes Buzzsaw To Biden’s Mandate

May 7, 2025

Tyson Foods Announces It Will Bend The Knee To Trump Admin’s New Rules

May 7, 2025

Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady Despite Pressure From Trump

May 7, 2025
Add A Comment

Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

Top Posts

Russians ‘Fear’ Ukraine Will Launch ‘Major’ Attack in North-East: UK Intel

March 25, 2023

Biden Supposed to Be ‘Getting Us Out of that Horrible War’ in Ukraine

August 27, 2023

Meghan Markle ‘Knew What She was Getting Into’

March 24, 2023

What happened to Miles Mikolas and Oliver Marmol? Cardinals pitcher and manager ejected from game vs Cubs

July 28, 2023
Don't Miss

Short and Funny Sayings for a Happy Summer with Friends

Lifestyle May 9, 2025

I love the beach. Just looking at the calming sea to relax. Having fun in…

Trump Announces First Post-Tariff Trade Deal

May 8, 2025

100 Funny Father’s Day Quotes for Hilariously Relatable Humor (and Plenty of Love Too)

May 8, 2025

Top 10 Benefits Of Acupuncture

May 8, 2025
About
About

This is your World, Tech, Health, Entertainment and Sports website. We provide the latest breaking news straight from the News industry.

We're social. Connect with us:

Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest
Categories
  • Business (4,110)
  • Entertainment (4,220)
  • Finance (3,202)
  • Health (1,938)
  • Lifestyle (1,627)
  • Politics (3,084)
  • Sports (4,036)
  • Tech (2,006)
  • Uncategorized (4)
  • World (3,944)
Our Picks

‘If I’m an NFL Owner, That’s a Disaster for Me’

May 19, 2023

Giant Disneyland Dragon Explodes into Flames During ‘Fantasmic!’ Show

April 27, 2023

Instant View: US retail sales, produces prices rise; jobless claims lower than forecast

September 14, 2023
Popular Posts

Short and Funny Sayings for a Happy Summer with Friends

May 9, 2025

Trump Announces First Post-Tariff Trade Deal

May 8, 2025

100 Funny Father’s Day Quotes for Hilariously Relatable Humor (and Plenty of Love Too)

May 8, 2025
© 2025 Patriotnownews.com - All rights reserved.
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.