{"id":2354164,"date":"2024-10-13T04:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T08:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-critics-slam-harris-for-failing-to-weigh-in-on-prop-47-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-13T04:15:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T08:15:46","slug":"california-critics-slam-harris-for-failing-to-weigh-in-on-prop-47-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-critics-slam-harris-for-failing-to-weigh-in-on-prop-47-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"California critics slam Harris for failing to weigh in on Prop 47 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-critics-slam-harris-for-failing-to-weigh-in-on-prop-47-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2354164&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the criticism directed at Vice President \u2064Kamala Harris for her\u2064 silence regarding California&#8217;s Proposition 47, which was passed in 2014. This\u2064 measure aimed \u200dto reduce \u200ccertain \u200dnon-violent felonies to \u2062misdemeanors to \u2064allow law \u2062enforcement to focus resources on violent crimes. Critics argue that Prop\u2063 47\u2064 has\u200c led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbp-raises-alarms-on-hamas-hezbollah-terrorists-coming-through-u-s-southern-border\/\" title=\"CBP alerts to Hamas, Hezbollah terrorists entering via U.S. southern border.\">increased \u200bcrime rates<\/a> and the deterioration of\u200d downtown areas, particularly in cities like San\u200d Francisco and Oakland. The article notes a rise in organized theft, homelessness, \u2063and drug-related crime as a\u2062 consequence of\u200b this legislation. <\/p>\n<p>California voters will soon vote on Proposition 36, which seeks to roll back some provisions of Prop 47, including \u2062stricter penalties for retail theft and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-relocates-employees-from-seattle-office-amid-crime-spike-fentanyl-crisis\/\" title=\"Amazon Relocates Employees From Seattle Office Amid Crime Spike, Fentanyl Crisis\">fentanyl-related crimes<\/a>. Polls indicate a majority of voters support Prop 36, despite opposition from Governor Gavin\u200b Newsom \u2064and state Democratic \u2063leadership, who express concerns about a return to tougher crime policies. The piece \u200cquestions \u2062Harris&#8217;s lack of comment on these legislative \u2064issues, especially given \u200bher background as\u200c a \u2064former prosecutor and her \u2063current position\u200b in the federal government. \u2064Critics, including political analysts, suggest that her silence indicates a political misstep, especially \u2064as \u2062voters appear eager for change in crime policy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">California critics slam Harris for failing to weigh in on Prop 47<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1556682\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Vice President Kamala Harris\">Vice President Kamala Harris<\/a> has an opportunity to weigh in on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"California's\">California&rsquo;s<\/a> disastrous <a href=\"https:\/\/vigarchive.sos.ca.gov\/2014\/general\/en\/propositions\/47\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Vice President Kamala Harris\">Proposition 47<\/a>, which has wreaked havoc in her home state &mdash; but so far, she&rsquo;s stayed silent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Prop 47 is seen by critics as one of California&rsquo;s biggest blunders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential nominee, speaks during an event at the Redford Township Fire Department North Station in Redford Township, Michigan, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The referendum, supported by the state Democratic Party and championed by the American Civil Liberties Union, was passed by a wide margin in 2014. The idea behind it was to reduce certain non-violent felonies to misdemeanors, freeing up resources for police and prosecutors to focus on&nbsp;violent offenders.<\/p>\n<p>Since its passage, there has been an increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"crime\">crime<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"crime\">drugs<\/a>, and a hollowing out of downtowns by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"businesses\">businesses<\/a> frustrated that those who steal from them largely go unpunished.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cities such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"San Francisco\">San Francisco<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oakland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"San Francisco\">Oakland<\/a>, both places Harris has worked or spent significant time, have seen organized crime rings turn shoplifting into a slick production involving desperate thieves and unscrupulous black-market resellers.<\/p>\n<p>Drug addicts, who are often homeless, need money for a fix, so they walk into a store and steal merchandise, sell it for half the value, and use the money to buy more drugs. Those who aren&rsquo;t addicts but want something for free without facing consequences are&nbsp;also involved in this vicious cycle.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prop 47 reduced most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-georgia-prosecutor-feeling-the-heat-of-new-law-empowering-the-state\/\" title=\"Georgia prosecutor under pressure from new state law.\">drug possession offenses<\/a> and thefts of property valued under $950 from a felony to a misdemeanor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The devastating effects of Prop 47 have also created a palpable rift between city leaders and law enforcement, who felt they had little to no power to go after criminals and have become increasingly frustrated that those they did arrest were back on the streets and stealing again within hours.<\/p>\n<p>In November, California voters will have a chance to weigh in on Proposition 36, which rolls back parts of Prop 47, by slapping stricter&nbsp;penalties on retail theft and crimes involving the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;University of California, Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll,&nbsp;co-sponsored by&nbsp;the&nbsp;Los Angeles Times,&nbsp;found that 60% of likely voters are in favor of&nbsp;Prop 36, which would also deliver harsher punishment to repeat offenders. The online poll of 3,045 Californians was conducted between Sept. 25 and Oct. 1, among 3,045 Californians considered likely to vote in next month&rsquo;s general election. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Voters are intent on passing this initiative,&rdquo; said Mark DiCamillo, <a href=\"https:\/\/escholarship.org\/uc\/item\/8pr8d21r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"director of the Berkeley IGS Poll\">director of the Berkeley IGS Poll<\/a>, a nonpartisan survey of California public opinion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic&nbsp;Gov. Gavin Newsom\">Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA)&nbsp;and California&rsquo;s Democratic legislative leadership have publicly opposed Prop 36, claiming it would take a more tough-on-crime approach that, in the past, led to state prisons being so overcrowded that federal judges ruled the state was violating the constitutional rights of prisoners.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President Kamala Harris stands onstage with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) at the conclusion of an event at the IBEW-NECA Joint Apprenticeship Training Center in San Leandro, California, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;There are things voters have on their minds that, apparently, the politicians have underestimated,&rdquo; DiCamillo said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a &ldquo;no&rdquo; from Newsom, a majority of Republicans and independents backed the measure.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Totten, co-chairman of the Yes on Proposition 36 campaign, told the<em>&nbsp;<\/em>outlet&nbsp;that the poll is &ldquo;consistent with what we hear every day from Californians from every community in the state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&rdquo;With so much momentum behind Proposition 36, it is surprising, some say, that Harris, who is campaigning on her record as a prosecutor, has chosen to stay silent on the matter. She talks a great game about getting tough on&nbsp;crime&nbsp;and strengthening security on the&nbsp;southern border,&rdquo;&nbsp; J.T. Young, author of the book <em>Unprecedented Assault: How Big Government Unleashed America&rsquo;s Socialist Left<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/campaign\/4921785-kamala-harris-proposition-47-failure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a> in an opinion piece. &ldquo;So this would be the perfect time for her to rectify her past dereliction of duty on Proposition 47.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Young faulted Harris for avoiding taking a position on Prop 47 when she was attorney general. He argued that her background as a prosecutor and &ldquo;simple common sense&rdquo; should have opened her eyes to what would happen when Prop 47 went into effect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lower penalties would lead to more drug usage and more drug victims winding up homeless on California streets,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Lower penalties for theft would mean more theft and decreased public safety. Abandonment of DNA testing for reclassified crimes would mean fewer crimes solved. Maybe Harris herself was so far to the left that she didn&rsquo;t care about Proposition 47&rsquo;s consequences. Maybe she knew but was intimidated by the initiative&rsquo;s popularity then and feared alienating the left-wing political movement supporting it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" \"> <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Young said the vice president has a chance to make good on her inaction in California and pointed to topics such as fracking, which she has reversed course on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yet still, Harris&nbsp;remains silent&nbsp;on Proposition 36,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The longer she ducks taking a&nbsp;stand, the more obvious it is that she wants to retain the old Proposition 47, with its soft-on-crime standards and the resulting failures that have afflicted her former constituents in the formerly Golden State. Harris isn&rsquo;t serious about fighting crime in California. So how can voters believe she will do so as president?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1556682\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1556682\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critics in California criticize Harris for not addressing Prop 47<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":2354165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/harris1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,4365,32438,42891],"class_list":["post-2354164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-critics","tag-kamala-harris","tag-prop-47"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/harris1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}