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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — Fresno County officials are acrophobic aft Governor Gavin Newsom's May Revise did not see authorities backing for the implementation of Proposition 36.
The combat for backing connected Proposition 36 continues.
Proposition 36 revokes large parts of Proposition 47, which was passed by California voters backmost successful 2014.
Under Prop 47, theft nether $950 could lone beryllium prosecuted arsenic a misdemeanor.
Prop 36 increases penalties for definite cause and retail theft crimes, making them felonies.
It besides provides for overmuch tougher penalties for cause convictions.
Governor Gavin Newsom says it volition outgo taxpayers excessively overmuch and could pb to wide incarceration.
Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni is not blessed astir Newsom's pushback.
"I'm precise disappointed that the politician is choosing to enactment wealth into different things and high-speed rail, but not backing thing that is adjacent and beloved to the hearts of radical present successful California," Zanoni said.
Zanoni said slashing authorities backing volition interaction some his section and the District Attorney's Office and disregards the volition of California voters.
"It puts a load connected our deputies, it puts a load connected the correctional staff, it makes america person to look astatine however we're going to prioritize disposable beds wrong the jail. And obviously, the territory attorney's office," Zanoni said.
He said helium volition proceed to propulsion for authorities funding.
"The voters spoke precise wide and precise loudly that they wanted this passed. So, they expect their elected officials, their leaders and their instrumentality enforcement leaders to bash thing astir this. So we're going to proceed to combat the fight," Zanoni said.
Fresno County District 5 Supervisor Nathan Magsig said that with nary further funding, the load of implementing Prop 36 falls connected the county.
"We're having to pat into these buckets of funds to marque up for backing reductions that are happening astatine the state," Zanoni said, "It means present astatine the section level, we're going to person to fig it retired connected our own."
Magsig said slowing down rampant organized retail thieves and putting cause dealers down bars volition beryllium challenging without authorities funding.
"Prop 36 was a commonsense measurement that the voters said was necessary. And it's disappointing to spot that the authorities of California is not backing Prop 36 truthful we tin afloat instrumentality it," Magsig said.
