Prop. 36 off to strong start locally, but government must do more

Prop. 36 off to strong start locally, but government must do more

In passing Proposition 36 — the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act — last November, with 68% of the votes and a majority vote in all 58 counties, Californians clearly declared they wanted their streets, stores and neighborhoods to be safe from rampant and repeat retail theft, from the ravages of fentanyl overdoses, and from greedy drug dealers and cartels. The people voted to fix a failed experiment in near decriminalization of…

Proposition 36 Update Covers Reforms to Theft and Drug Laws

Like I told the DA liason and confirmed with her, Proposition 36 only targets homeless and poor people. When I noticed on the first slide it said “…reform homelessness…” at the Eastside Neighborhood Watch meeting, she said it doesn’t. So she lied. This was never about how to positively effect peoples’ lives, just “how do we get more poor people in jail” or “how can we force poor people to say take plea deals for further prosecution?”