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California lawmakers on Monday gave final approval to a package of 10 bills meant to combat retail theft, an effort that divided Democrats as they confronted key issues in the upcoming November ...
Newsom often repeats that California already has some of the toughest theft laws in the nation. Stealing property worth $950 or more will result in a felony theft charge, compared to other states ...
The law is the last of 13 pieces of legislation at the center of a political saga at the state Capitol over how the state should address organized property crimes.
The National Retail Federation’s 2023 security survey showed businesses’ nationwide shrink rate — losses caused by external theft, employee stealing and systemic errors — was 1.6% in 2022 ...
In 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47, which reclassified several felonies as misdemeanors. Proposition 47 passed with nearly 60% [6] of votes across California, and was supported by the editorial board of the New York Times, [7] the editorial board of the Los Angeles Times, [8] and the American Civil Liberties Union. [9]
What do California’s crime numbers show? The data showing if retail theft spiked — already an underreported theft — is less clear. Commercial burglaries dropped by 9% in 2023 from last year ...
In California, the state minimum wage as of January 1, 2024 was $16 per hour. [6] [note 1] As of July 2024, California had the highest minimum wage of any state and was the highest in the country except for some part of New York (which also have a $16/hour minimum wage) and the District of Columbia (which has a minimum wage of $17.50/hour). [9]
According to a Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) study of data from the DOJ, a statewide increase in overall retail theft between 2019-2023 was mostly driven by "11 of the state's 15 ...