In Huge Blow to Gavin Newsom, Prop 36 Passes in 71-21 Landslide – California Votes to Increase Penalties For Theft and Drug Trafficking – Cristina Laila

 Proposition 36 passed in California in a landslide 71% to 21%. 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… — Source: The Gateway Pundit – Read More