Ask almost any police chiefs the reasons behind the last year's rash of well orchestrated smash-and-grab robberies around California, and chances are they'll say it's largely because of the state's 2014 Proposition 47.
Newsom notes that many other states have far higher felony-theft thresholds than Prop. 47's $950. Most of them prosecute repeat offenders as felons, though.
Newsom instead wants to let addiction solve the problem and cut repeat thievery. We can do it without (changing) Prop. 47, he said in a budget message.
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