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The California Budget and Policy Center released a report estimating that Proposition 36 would increase prison costs, [33] cutting funding for behavioral health services, K-12 school programs for vulnerable youth, and trauma recovery services for crime victims, which have been supported with the savings that come from Prop 47.
If approved, California would have the country’s highest statewide minimum wage. In 2016 it became the first state to pass a $15 an hour minimum wage. About 40 cities and counties already have minimum wages higher than the statewide rate, and six of them require minimums above $18 per hour as of this year.
An alleged shoplifter was shocked to find out some shoplifting offenses are now considered a felony in California. Bodycam video then shows police officers chasing after the women and ultimately ...
California's Proposition 36, which increases penalties for certain theft and drug crimes, went into effect Wednesday. 'B***h, new laws!' California shoplifting suspect surprised stealing is now a ...
It did not eliminate the prosecution of these offenses. Prior to the adoption of AB2372 and the proposition, many instances of shoplifting were treated as misdemeanors. Since most shoplifting cases involve amounts under $400, the enforcement approach did not significantly alter prosecutions before or after the law's enactment. [8]
California saw an uptick in shoplifting from 2021 to 2022 in big cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, according to a study by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California.
In early 2008 in Florida, a single shoplifting investigation turned up a massive organized enterprise. Operating for at least five years, criminals had stolen up to $100 million in medicine, health and beauty goods. [15] Texas FBI agents pulled over a rental truck, leading them to $2.7 million in stolen assets. The goods included $1 million in ...
Crime data shows the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles saw a steady increase in shoplifting between 2021 and 2022, according to a study by the non-partisan Public Policy Institute of California.