Category: Prop 47

Democrat Lawmaker’s Bill to Reform Prop. 47 Fails in Committee

March 23, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—The effort to lower California’s threshold for felony theft from $950 to $400 failed in an Assembly Public Safety Committee hearing on March 22. Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) brought forward Assembly Bill (AB) 1603 in Januar to reduce the threshold for felony theft from $950 back to $400, which was the law in California before Proposition…

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Dem Lawmaker Seeks to Repeal ‘Prop 47’s Weakening of Our Theft Laws’ in California

January 5, 2022
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A California state lawmaker has gone against the grain of the Democratic Party’s progressive wing by introducing legislation that would scrap part of a law that allows shoplifters to steal up to $950 in goods without being charged with a felony. Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) introduced Assembly Bill 1603 (AB 1603) on Jan. 3. The…

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Restaurant Chain Broken Into 5 Times in 2021, Police Give Safety Tips

December 24, 2021
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SAN JOSE, Calif.—The left door of a restaurant is boarded up, contrasting the still-intact glass door beside it. A light green paper taped on the plywood reads: “We were burgled last [night]. No cash here! 11/24” Local Bay Area restaurant chain Noodle Talk has had its three stores broken into five times this year. Two…

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State Senators Vote in Favor of Law Targeting Organized Retail Theft Rings

July 16, 2021
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California Senators have voted in support of reenacting a law that gives police the power to apprehend thieves and accomplices involved in organized retail theft rings. The Senate voted 39-0 in favor of Assembly Bill 331 (AB 331) on July 15 to reenact a law which had expired on July 1. The law includes provisions…

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