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On Sunday evening, a competing measure to the retail theft initiative known as the Homelessness, Drug Addiction & Theft Reduction Act was unveiled meant to thwart the existing ballot measure.
The original initiative, sponsoredby the California District Attorneys Association and supported by many business, neighborhood, law enforcement, and victim’s rights advocates, as well as commercial real estate groups, addresses theft and organized retail crime, confronts the fentanyl crisis in our communities, and provides mental health and drug treatment services. CBPA, BOMA California, and NAIOP California have all endorsed the Homelessness, Drug Addition & Theft Reduction Act.
Both measures seek reforms to Proposition 47, the 2014 ballot measure which many believe has led to the increase in retail theft and related crimes. Citing not enough time to work on his initiative, the Governor withdrew his measure last night, after it has passed an initial legislative hearing.
We applaud the Governor for focusing on this important issue and look forward to working this Fall with the large coalition seeking to course correct on Prop. 47. We also applaud the Legislature for passing a package of bipartisan bills that will work in conjunction with the initiative to get a handle on retail theft and drug addiction/mental health issues that are plaguing our state.
To learn more about this proposition click here. If you or your company would like to directly help with this reform reply to this email and we can help!
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