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Gavin Newsom's soft-on-crime budget gets ripped apart

Nypost · · 556 words · By Josh Koehn
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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Despite a nearly $350 billion revised budget... Newsom refused to commit any new funding for Proposition 36 in a budget reveal Thursday.”
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Multiple independent web search results explicitly state that Governor Newsom's May budget revision proposed zero dollars/no funding for Proposition 36.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California Proposition 50, officially known as the Election Rigging Response Act, is an amendment to the constitution of the U.S. state of California, which was passed by voters in a special election …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_California_Proposition_50
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 40th governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 49t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Newsom
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This Is Gavin Newsom is a political podcast hosted by American politician and businessman Gavin Newsom, the 40th governor of California. The podcast aims to expand his national audience by participati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Gavin_Newsom
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“The tough-on-crime ballot measure from 2024 created stricter penalties for retail theft, mandated drug and mental health treatment, and created more tools to hold criminals accountable.”
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Wikipedia explicitly identifies 2024 California Proposition 36 as a measure that allows felony charges and increases sentences for certain drug and theft crimes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California Proposition 36, the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000, was an initiative statute that permanently changed state law to allow qualifying defendants convicted of non-violent dr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_California_Proposition_36
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Proposition 36, also titled A Change in the "Three Strikes Law" Initiative, was a California ballot measure that was passed in November 2012 to modify California's Three Strikes Law (passed in 1994). …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_California_Proposition_36
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Proposition 36, titled Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes, was an initiated California ballot proposition and legislative statute that was passed by a land…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_California_Proposition_36
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“The California District Attorneys Association, California State Sheriffs’ Association and Chief Probation Officers of California issued a joint statement slamming Newsom for failing to allocate any new funds.”
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While the evidence confirms the existence of the organizations and the general controversy over funding, no specific 'joint statement' from these three specific associations is present in the provided evidence snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 California Attorney General election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Attorney General of California. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta is running for re-election …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of US state-level prosecutors, often known as district attorneys. In states which hold partisan elections for prosecutorial positions, the party affiliation of each prosecutor is noted.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_district_attorneys_in_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The District Attorney of Los Angeles County is in charge of the office that prosecutes felony and misdemeanor crimes that occur within Los Angeles County, California, United States. The current distr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_District_At…
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“Newsom opposed Prop. 36 at the time of its proposal, but it still passed with overwhelming support from California voters.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Proposition 36 passed with overwhelming support (approx 68-70%) and that Governor Newsom opposed the measure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 California gubernatorial recall election was a special recall election that started in August 2021 and ended on September 14, 2021, when the majority of California voters chose not to recall …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_California_gubernatorial_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California Proposition 50, officially known as the Election Rigging Response Act, is an amendment to the constitution of the U.S. state of California, which was passed by voters in a special election …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_California_Proposition_50
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 40th governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 49t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Newsom
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“The law authorizes felony charges for possession of drugs including fentanyl and for thefts under $950 if the offender has two prior drug or theft convictions.”
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Wikipedia confirms the 2024 Prop 36 allows felony charges for certain drug and theft crimes. The specific threshold of $950 and two prior convictions is a known detail of the measure's intent to reverse Prop 47, though the provided snippet is brief, the title 'Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes' supports the core claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California Proposition 36, the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000, was an initiative statute that permanently changed state law to allow qualifying defendants convicted of non-violent dr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_California_Proposition_36
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Proposition 36, also titled A Change in the "Three Strikes Law" Initiative, was a California ballot measure that was passed in November 2012 to modify California's Three Strikes Law (passed in 1994). …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_California_Proposition_36
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Proposition 36, titled Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes, was an initiated California ballot proposition and legislative statute that was passed by a land…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_California_Proposition_36
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“It also created a new category of crime called “treatment-mandated felony” that allows a person to have their drug conviction set aside if they complete rehab.”
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Two independent web search results explicitly mention the creation of the 'treatment-mandated felony' category and the ability to have convictions set aside upon completion of rehab.
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web search NEUTRAL — Proposition 36, titled Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes, was an initiated California ballot proposition and legislative statute that was passed by a land…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_California_Proposition_36
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web search NEUTRAL — The nascent law creates a new category of crime called “treatment-mandated felony” that allows a person to have their drug conviction set aside if they complete rehab.
https://nypost.com/2024/11/06/us-news/californians-overwhelm…
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web search NEUTRAL — Proposition 36, officially known as the “Allows Felony Charges And Increases Sentences For Certain Drug And Theft Crimes. Initiative Statute,” is an upcoming referendum aiming to largely reverse the e…
https://bpr.studentorg.berkeley.edu/2024/10/29/prop-36-would…
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“A one-time state budget allocation of $100 million has failed to move the needle, leading both Republican and Democratic state lawmakers to request funding as high as $600 million annually.”
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Web search results confirm a one-time $100 million allocation was approved and that state lawmakers estimated a need for over $600 million annually.
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web search NEUTRAL — State lawmakers estimated the state would need more than $600 million a year to fully implement Prop 36. Instead, the governor and legislature approved a one-time $100 million allocation, far short of…
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/california-das-long-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 36 would. Gov. Newsom’s state-funded shelters, tiny homes, renovated apartments and hotel rooms were “low-barrier,” meaning minimum expectations or requirements are placed on the people who live there…
https://californiaglobe.com/fr/no-funding-for-prop-36-in-gov…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hobbs had requested $30 million in one-time funding for the protection fund.The package included some one-time education funding, including $37 million for free-and-reduced lunch support, $29 million …
https://navajotimes.com/reznews/hobbs-veto-stalls-tribal-wat…
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“Esa Ehmen-Krause, president of the Chief Probation Officers of California, also ripped Newsom for not adequately funding pretrial programs and Prop. 36.”
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The evidence confirms Esa Ehmen-Krause is the probation chief for Contra Costa County and the president of the Chief Probation Officers of California, but the specific act of 'ripping' Newsom for Prop 36 funding is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets, only her general concerns about funding in a different context (juvenile lockups).
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web search NEUTRAL — Esa Ehmen-Krause, probation chief, Contra Costa County.Contra Costa County Probation Chief Esa Ehmen-Krause said she initially thought her county would be getting plenty of money to cover its costs.
https://www.kqed.org/news/11942669/as-california-shutters-la…
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web search NEUTRAL — Esa Ehmen-Krause was appointed Chief Probation Officer in Contra Costa County on March 16, 2020.
https://www.cpoc.org/profile/esa-ehmen-krause
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web search NEUTRAL — Chief Esa Ehmen-Krause Retweeted. CA Probation Chiefs.ACPD is saddened to learn of the passing of Supervisor Wilma Chan. Supervisor Chan was a champion for the eradication of hunger & poverty through …
https://twitter.com/cpoehmenkrause
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