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“There’s a lot of smoke and mirrors when it comes to retail theft and its connection to Prop. 47,” one legislative leader said.

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Mayors London Breed of San Francisco and Matt Mahan of San Jose have endorsed a tough-on-crime ballot measure effort to reform Proposition 47.

State sends prosecutors to help recently deployed extra police amid political shift toward law enforcement.

The governor didn't actually steal anything. But as he tells it, he did witness someone blatantly walking out of a Sacramento-area store with an armload of stolen stuff

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Fresno assemblymember Jim Patterson is one of the co-authors of a new bill targeting retail theft, officials announced on Monday. Assemblyman Jim Patterson is among a bipartisan group of co-authors of new legislation aiming at Proposition 47. According to officials, AB 1772 seeks to require anyone convicted of petty theft or […]

AB 1772 would require jail time if someone were convicted of a third theft crime. Penalties would range from one to three years depending on the crime

Retail theft remains a big concern for Californians. Some blame Prop. 47, which was approved by voters in 2014 and reclassified some offenses as misdemeanors. It also raised the level of felony threshold for property theft.

A plan for reforming San Quentin — and incarceration in California — was released Friday. It's the most significant criminal justice reform in a generation.

Inconsistent information makes it difficult for California lawmakers to draft proposed laws to combat retail theft.