Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed new legislation that would increase penalties for individuals who take, damage or destroy property while committing any felony.
The new law is the latest in a 13-piece package of legislation focusing on organized property crimes. Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced) originally introduced it, but Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) later took over as author after Soria received backlash from opponents, according to the Los Angeles Times .
“California already has some of the strictest retail and property crime laws in the nation — and we have made them even stronger with our recent legislation. We can be tough on crime while also being smart on crime — we don’t need to go back to broken policies of the last century. Mass incarceration has been proven ineffective and is not the answer – we need true accountability and strategies that enhance our nation-leading efforts to address crime,” Newsom said in a statement.
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