California voters have overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36 in a major blow to radical George Soros-funded prosecutors and pro-crime Democrats.
The ballot measure will reverse some of California’s most controversial soft-on-crime policies.
In recent years, far-left policies have caused crime to surge in the deep blue state.
Proposition 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, sought to undo portions of Proposition 47.
The measure seeks to increase penalties for some crimes.
When Proposition 47 passed in 2014, it downgraded most thefts from felonies to misdemeanors if the amount stolen was under $950.
This means that criminals could escape felony charges “unless the defendant had prior convictions of murder, rape, certain sex offenses, or certain gun crimes.”
However, the Prop. 47 caused robberies and retail theft to surge in the state.
An overwhelming 71% of Californians supported Proposition 36.
The support for the measure was revealed in a September survey by the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan think tank.
The measure was widely supported by voters despite a strong progressive rebuke of the proposition.
But in the last several years, retail chains and mom-and-pop stores have been hit hard by crime.
Theft, smash-and-grab robberies, and organized retail crime gangs have all increased..
Proposition 47 also reclassified some felony drug offenses as misdemeanors.
Progressive Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, a George Soros-funded Democrat, helped author Proposition 47.
Gascón has sought to “reform” the criminal justice system through more progressive soft-on-crime policies.
However, Gascón has just lost his seat to Republican challenger Nathan Hochman.
On Sunday, failed Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris dodged a question about whether she voted in favor of Proposition 36.
Meanwhile, San Francisco Mayor London Breed threw her support behind Proposition 36.
Breed called it a “meaningful difference for cities across California.”
But Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom remained staunchly opposed to the effort.
Newsome argues the measure “takes us back to the 1980s, mass incarceration.”
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan also joined the effort to partially repeal Proposition 47.
The California District Attorneys Association, the Los Angeles Police Protective League, and the California State Sheriffs’ Association all endorsed Proposition 36.
