SACRAMENTO—The effort to lower California’s threshold for felony theft from $950 to $400 failed in an Assembly Public Safety Committee hearing on March 22. Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) brought forward Assembly Bill (AB) 1603 in Januar to reduce the threshold for felony theft from $950 back to $400, which was the law in California before Proposition…
Democrat Lawmaker’s Bill to Reform Prop. 47 Fails in Committee
March 23, 2022
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Dem Lawmaker Seeks to Repeal ‘Prop 47’s Weakening of Our Theft Laws’ in California
A California state lawmaker has gone against the grain of the Democratic Party’s progressive wing by introducing legislation that would scrap part of a law that allows shoplifters to steal up to $950 in goods without being charged with a felony. Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) introduced Assembly Bill 1603 (AB 1603) on Jan. 3. The…
Restaurant Chain Broken Into 5 Times in 2021, Police Give Safety Tips
SAN JOSE, Calif.—The left door of a restaurant is boarded up, contrasting the still-intact glass door beside it. A light green paper taped on the plywood reads: “We were burgled last [night]. No cash here! 11/24” Local Bay Area restaurant chain Noodle Talk has had its three stores broken into five times this year. Two…
State Senators Vote in Favor of Law Targeting Organized Retail Theft Rings
California Senators have voted in support of reenacting a law that gives police the power to apprehend thieves and accomplices involved in organized retail theft rings. The Senate voted 39-0 in favor of Assembly Bill 331 (AB 331) on July 15 to reenact a law which had expired on July 1. The law includes provisions…
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