Sep. 11, 2024
Legislators hear testimony on costs of Prop 36, if it passes
The initiative aims to roll back some of the changes made by Proposition 47 a decade ago, including making it easier to charge defendants for felony theft.
Proposition 36, the ballot measure to tighten some of California's criminal justice laws, could be expensive. But speakers at a post-session hearing in the California Legislature on Tuesday were not sure how expensive -- and whether the initiative would fulfill its promise of reducing homelessness and drug addiction.
The joint hearing of the Assembly and Senate Public Safety Committees came as formal opposition to Proposition 36 is finally beginning to gel. The initiative aims...
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