Huge Blow to Gavin Newsom: Prop 36 Passes in 71-21 Landslide, as California Votes to Increase Penalties for Theft and Drug Trafficking

Cristina Laila : Nov 6, 2024
The Gateway Pundit

"Seemingly fed up with increased crime across the state, California voters have voted 'yes' to Proposition 36 in favor of harsher penalties for crimes such as theft and drug trafficking..." -Fox 11 Report

[TheGatewayPundit.com] Proposition 36 passed in California in a landslide 71% to 21%. (Image: via Fox 11 Los Angeles)

California voters overwhelmingly voted to increase penalties for theft and drug trafficking after a record number of brick and mortar retailers closed down due to smash-and-grab robberies.

Governor Gavin Newsom (D) opposed Prop 36 because he said it's "too harsh."

Prop. 36 rolls back some of the soft-on-crime policies that California voters passed in 2014 with Prop. 47.

Per LA Public Press, Prop 47 "scaled back punishments for certain nonviolent offenses for drugs and theft, which were reclassified from felonies to misdemeanors."

Under Prop. 36, penalties will be increased, and sentences will be lengthened for drug possession and for the theft of items valued at less than $950... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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