Los Angeles County and Orange County District attorneys have called on Governor Gavin Newsom to amend his prior proclamation for a special legislative session to strengthen penalties for looters who prey on disaster victims.
District Attorneys Nathan Hochman and Todd Spitzer submitted proposed legislation to the Legislative Council on Monday that would transform looting from a County jail offense to a serious felony under California’s Three Strikes Law.
The changes would replace the current 16-month to three-year County jail sentence with a two-year, three-year, or four-year state prison term and create new penalties for trespass with intent to commit larceny…