Some hardline progressive Democrats already disagreed with the legislation, but now moderates have joined them. “I don’t support the amendments,” said Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, a moderate Democrat from Irvine, on Thursday, a view echoed by some others in the party. Law enforcement groups have been pressuring lawmakers to oppose the changes, although legislators have not directly attributed their concerns to the influence of outside groups. Petrie-Norris said she had gotten “outreach from our local law enforcement folks sharing their concerns.”
On June 8, Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, urging other officials to “contact your lawmakers and urge them to “OPPOSE” the ‘poison pill’ perversion.” Last week, law enforcement officials joined Republicans to protest the change. Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire called it “quite simply dirty.” He said it’s “placing politics over problem solving.” “The bills are good, but they don’t go far enough,” Gire said. “They don’t go far enough in holding repeat thieves accountable. That’s what the initiative will do.”
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