News about ballot, crime, and Newsom

I'll be going on @KCBSRadio in about 10 minutes to discuss my latest column on Newsom & Democrats' questionable Prop 47 ballot measure maneuvers: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/emilyhoeven/article/prop-47-reform-california-newsom-19549383.php

My latest column: Newsom & Dem leaders are so desperate to prevent a Prop 47 reform measure from succeeding that they’re willing to subvert & twist the process they claim to revere more than anything else — democracy — to achieve their aims. Here's how⤵️www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/emilyhoeven/article/prop-47-reform-california-newsom-19549383.php

Whose tougher on crime? A 1990s style debate in Sacramento www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-07-01/newsom-and-lawmakers-announce-rival-ballot-measure-to-stop-draconian-crime-reform

BREAKING: Gov. Gavin Newsom is nixing his plan to put a competing Prop 47/drug & theft penalty measure on the November ballot. Newsom said changes were needed to it, but wouldn't get on the ballot in time. Sources tell me he wasn't fully focused. www.kcra.com/article/governor-newsom-cancels-competing-crime-ballot-measure/61492721