The most effective change will be to send a clear message in the upcoming elections to Sacramento and every California elected official who works against public safety of law abiding citizens. Reducing Crime and Keeping California Safe Act of 2018 is just one such initiative.
"Backers of an initiative to reduce the number of violent felons released early from prison have received authorization to begin gathering signatures, Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced Thursday."
https://mynewsla.com/government/2018/01/05/initiative-to-end-early-parole-for-more-criminals-cleared-for-signature-gathering/
"Called the “Reducing Crime and Keeping California Safe Act of 2018,” the measure would reclassify 22 crimes as “violent” to prevent early release, according to its advocates.
It would also strengthen oversight of inmates released under probation, as well as tighten the penalties for those who violate their probation terms. Those penalties would include jail time if the probationers violates their terms at least three times.
The changes would rescind some of provisions of A.B. 109, as well as Proposition 47, which voters approved in 2014. The proposition reduced certain property and drug charges to misdemeanors."
https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2018/01/11/whittier-officials-push-for-2018-ballot-initiative-to-reform-a-b-109-which-they-blame-for-officer-keith-boyers-death/
"Earlier this week the California Assembly Committee on Public Safety failed to pass a bill proposed by Elk Grove Democrat Jim Cooper that would have addressed many of the concerns that have arisen since the implementation of Proposition 47. "
“I am very disappointed in the Assembly Public Safety Committee for not recognizing that organized serial theft rings are targeting our mom and pop businesses,” Cooper said in a statement released by the California Police Chiefs Association. “Emboldened thieves will continue to extort the law with no consequences, resulting in increased costs for day-to-day essentials for working-class families.”
http://www.mantecabulletin.com/m/section/1/article/149138/
https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2018/01/11/whittier-officials-push-for-2018-ballot-initiative-to-reform-a-b-109-which-they-blame-for-officer-keith-boyers-death/
"Earlier this week the California Assembly Committee on Public Safety failed to pass a bill proposed by Elk Grove Democrat Jim Cooper that would have addressed many of the concerns that have arisen since the implementation of Proposition 47. "
“I am very disappointed in the Assembly Public Safety Committee for not recognizing that organized serial theft rings are targeting our mom and pop businesses,” Cooper said in a statement released by the California Police Chiefs Association. “Emboldened thieves will continue to extort the law with no consequences, resulting in increased costs for day-to-day essentials for working-class families.”
http://www.mantecabulletin.com/m/section/1/article/149138/
Thank you. Are their ways we as citizens can support the "Reducing Crime and Keeping California Safe Act of 2018."
ReplyDeleteI would write to your local and state legislators and tell them to support this bill. You can also educate your friends and fellow citizens by sharing this information.
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