Global Courant
Prominent liberal supporters of two high-profile ballots for California’s criminal justice reform promoted as a public safety benefit were largely silent when Fox News Digital asked them about the rising crime gripping the Golden State.
California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg did not respond to multiple requests for comment on their previous support for California’s Proposition 47 or 57 amid lingering concerns that the measures have made the streets more unsafe, driving some residents to other places. states.
In addition, Fox News Digital reached out to former Senator Darrell Steinberg, billionaire climate change activist Tom Steyer and the AFL-CIO, but received no comment about their support for those measures.
About a decade after the two proposals went into effect, California is in a situation where crime is on the rise, violent criminals are released early from prison, and videos are going viral on social media of looters brazenly walking out of stores with merchandise. to some prominent retail locations to close their doors.
CALIFORNIA SAW A RISE IN homicides and violent crimes in 2021, ACCORDING TO RELEASED REPORT
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)