California will enforce new penalties for those who damage or destroy property valued at more than $50,000 while committing a felony, including retail theft, after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D ...

Gavin Newsom ... penalties comes as Democratic lawmakers try to convince voters they are tough on crime. At the same time, the same lawmakers are working to convince voters to reject a ballot ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday bringing back tough criminal penalties targeting large-scale stealing schemes and smash-and-grab robberies that have fueled voter frustration acr… ...

Voters in November will see a separate ballot measure, Proposition 36 ... leader James Gallagher of Chico said Newsom was resistant to harsher penalties for theft until public opinion and crime ...

Newsom said Friday that the ballot measure would be "a devastating setback" for California, comparing it to the ongoing War on Drugs that aims to combat illegal drug use through harsher penalties ...

Gavin Newsom on Thursday. Current state laws limit the penalties for soliciting a minor ... Shannon Grove, who authored the measure. "With the signing of my bill, SB 1414, we are reaffirming ...

Gavin Newsom ... back tough penalties comes as Democratic leaders continue to work to prove that they are tough enough on crime while trying to convince voters to reject a ballot measure that ...

Newsom and other Democrats oppose the ballot measure, which they say would restore policies that they contend failed to improve public safety even as they packed prisons with nonviolent offenders.

Gavin Newsom ... an additional measure on the November ballot to compete with Prop. 36. Republican Assembly leader James Gallagher of Chico said Newsom was resistant to harsher penalties for ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills that aim to make it easier to prosecute retail theft. He’s asking voters to reject a ballot measure that would impose even tougher penalties.