The Brief
- Los Angeles County officials are calling on Governor Gavin Newsom and state legislators to increase funding for Proposition 36.
- Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman argues that without the needed funding, the implementation of Prop. 36 is “slower” and jails are not equipped to act as treatment centers.
- Despite the push for more funding, Governor Newsom’s office reports that California has spent $1.7 billion on public safety, and so far the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office has filed about 3,000 Proposition 36 cases.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. – Officials in Los Angeles County on Thursday called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators to increase funding for Proposition 36.
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Following a town hall in Torrance about Proposition 36, FOX 11 exclusively interviewed Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman.…