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The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, seems to have received a political attention call. In an interview with Bill Maher, he admitted that many of California’s problems reflect “an accusation of liberal government and leadership.”
Its openness is surprising, as special that comes after a seismic change in the golden state: the resounding step of proposition 36.
As the main architect and senior leader of the Campaign of Property 36, I helped to prepare this citizens’ voting initiative, which almost won almost 70% of the approval of the voters in each county, including San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Governor Gavin Newsom talks to journalists in the Spins room after the debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in Atlanta, on June 27, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The frustrated Californians demanded harder sanctions for repeated thieves, fentanyl traffickers and drug criminals. However, Newsom’s democratic supermayization and Sacramento fought in front of encouragement to kill him. I witnessed his first -hand resistance.
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With decades as one of the chosen district prosecutors of the most pulmonary service in California and former president of the California District Prosecutor’s Association, he was ready for political debates about crimes. But nothing prepared me for the cynical tactics of those who despair to hold on to power.
Newsom personnel admitted that he feared that the high profile measure will drive the participation between the models and conservative voters in November 2024. Publicly, they spread to proposition 36 as a decline of the extreme right, which rules out.
For years, the liberal leadership of California defended the “progressive reforms” to decriminalize, download and dismantle a criminal justice system that rated racist and punitive. Erosion responsibility, replaced by vague security promises through equity and compassion.
The results were disastrous. The camps of homeless people with drugs extend through our cities. The use of open drugs, the streets full of needles, closed stores, closed businesses and viral robberies of Smash-And-Grap became too familiar.
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These are not mere problems of “quality of life” or crimes without victims. The organized retail thieves who loot California stores tied to international criminal unions that treat weapons, drugs and human trafficking.
Crime lords administer their portfolios like any investor, with standing soldiers that extend through the store that offer constant and low -risk income. National Security investigations warn that stolen goods feed money laundering, underpinning the global black market. It is not surprising, then, that violent crime has constantly risen. The public had seen enough.
The overwhelming victory of proposition 36 in a state of almost 40 million exposed an open disconnection between the liberal elite of California and its voters about crime and security. It was a mandate for common sense, a rejection of soft crime policies that had gone too far.
That mandate, and the tools delivered the voters, have trained prosecutors like me to aim at criminals and death merchants who sell fentanyl. He has also revitalized drug courses and mandatory treatment for chronically addicted. The electorate, completely awake, spoke in one voice, and many of us are listening.
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Will Newsom and his party hear? The first signs suggest otherwise. Reports indicate that they are reluctant to completely finance the implementation of proposition 36, a false serious step. Voters want results, not rhetoric or stubborn loyalty to ideology. This is not about ideology; It’s about reality. The Californians are fed up with stepping needles, witnessing shameless robbery and fear their safety.
But it’s bigger than that. The success of proposition 36 offers a road map for other states that fights with the consequences or policies of indulgent crimes. It shows that when leaders ignore the demands of common sense of the public, they run the risk of awakening a sleeping giant and facing their anger.
Newsom’s recent epiphany about his party failures is a beginning, but words are hollow without action. If he and Sacramento Democrats dig in their heels, they will only be the division.
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As someone who fought against the news mechanic to obtain proposition 36 on the electoral ballot and ensure his victory, I know what is at stake. The Californians not only voted for stricter laws: they voted for responsibility, deterrence and a return to sanity.
The question now is whether Newsom will pay attention to this attention call or press the repetition button. For the sake of our state, and maybe our country, I hope it is the first. People have ghosts. It’s time to listen.
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