By Dana Williams • Published February 18, 2024
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan on Sunday announced a joint effort with the leaders of 14 local cities to collect signatures from community members to make changes to Proposition 47.
Proposition 47 was passed by California voters in November 2014. It changed certain low-level crimes from potential felonies to misdemeanors and also allowed for people previously convicted of felonies to be reclassified, in some cases, as misdemeanors. In addition, money from having fewer people incarcerated went toward treatment programs and victim services.
“We’re here to inform the public and encourage the community to sign petitions to place the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act on the November ballot,” Stephan said.
