California Republicans want to get tougher on crime. Are Democrats shifting their way?

California Republicans want to get tougher on crime. Are Democrats shifting their way?

A California Republican says his tough-on-crime measures are getting more support from Democrats in the Legislature this year.

California's push for stricter crime sentencing gains momentum - The Sacramento Observer

By Jeanne Kuang | CALmatters Republican state Sen. Brian Jones has been trying to block sex offenders from being released from prison through California’s elderly parole program for several years. Last week, for the first time, his bill to do so made it out of its first committee. It was just one of many votes Senate Bill 286 will have to survive in a long road ahead in the Capitol, but it caught Jones’ attention. In a Legislature dominated by D…