California legislators are attempting to reinstate harsher penalties for shoplifters that steal less than $950 by repealing Proposition 47—a law that downgraded some crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. This week, Chico city council became one of the latest supporters of Assembly Bill 1599—a bill introduced by Assemblymen Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin), James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), and Jim…