With Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing of a package of 10 bills last week, California has a new suite of tools to fight organized retail crime and other property theft, while holding on to criminal ...

California’s ... impacted people of color. The retail theft package was crafted in part to fend off Proposition 36, a tough-on-crime ballot measure that, if it passes, will impose automatic ...

THESE BILLS ARE JUST A FIRST ... IN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. HE SAYS RETAIL THEFT ACROSS THE BOARD IS HURTING BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONSUMERS IN CALIFORNIA. VOTERS ARE CLEARLY SICK OF THIS PROBLEM ...

It’s a question of bandwidth,” Newsom said during a Thursday press conference. “I fear I can’t do everything." ...

The bill, which Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas authored, is the final piece in a public safety package of bills ... and retail crime, said Rachel Michelin, president and CEO of the California ...

California Gov ... attention to the problem of retail theft in the state. Newsom’s new law is part of a bipartisan legislative package of about a dozen bills aimed at cracking down on thefts.

California’s Democratic leaders say it’s meant to target organized criminals who raid retail and designer stores.