LATEST FROM SAN FRANCISCO. WELL, WE CAME TO SAN FRANCISCO JUST TO ASK THE GOVERNOR ABOUT THIS. HE WAS AT MANNY'S. WHILE SOME DEMOCRATIC STATE LAWMAKERS ARE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES ON AN EFFORT TO TRY TO DISSUADE THE PROPOSITION 47 BALLOT INITIATIVE CAMPAIGN FROM MOVING FORWARD WITH ITS EFFORTS TO REFORM IT, NOW, STATE LAWMAKERS WE KNOW ARE TRYING TO ADD INOPERABILITY CLAUSES TO SOME BILLS THAT ALREADY ARE TRYING TO CRACK DOWN ON RETAIL THEFT AND OTHER CRIMES, BUT THOSE CLAUSES MEAN THAT IF VOTERS APPROVE THE INITIATIVE TO REFORM PROPOSITION 47, THOSE PROPOSED LAWS WOULD NOT GO INTO EFFECT. DEMOCRATS SAY THIS IS TO AVOID INCONSISTENT IN THE LAW, WHILE REPUBLICANS SAY IT'S THE POISON PILL. ARE YOU IN THE LEGISLATURE? YOU'RE TRYING TO NEGOTIATE THE POTENTIAL REPEAL OF PROP 47 OFF THE BALLOT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS, A LOT OF NEGOTIATION IS CONCURRENTLY HAPPENING PARALLEL. SO AMONG MANY OF THEM, UM, PROP 47 IS INCLUDED. ARE YOU ALL JUST NOT CONFIDENT THAT IF IT HITS THE BALLOT THAT VOTERS WILL APPROVE IT? IT'S JUST I DON'T THINK THERE'S A NEED TO HAVE IT ON THE BALLOT. WELL, , I HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BALLOT THAT DOESN'T ACTUALLY ACHIEVE THE GOALS THAT ARE INTENDED. WHY DO SOMETHING THAT CAN'T BE DONE LEGISLATIVELY WITH MORE FLEXIBILITY? I THINK IT'S A BETTER APPROACH TO GOVERNING. SO YOU'LL SIGN THE LEGISLATION THAT MIGHT CARRY THOSE INOPERABLE CLAUSES. I WILL NOT TELL YOU WHAT I'M GOING TO SIGN UNTIL IT LANDS ON MY DESK, BECAUSE IT'S A PROCESS THAT'S CONSTANTLY EVOLVING. BUT AS YOU KNOW WELL, BETTER THAN MOST, WE INITIATED AND LAUNCHED A PACKAGE OF BILLS WORKEY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BOTH HOUSES OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING THE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS THAT WE'VE BEEN HIGHLIGHTING FOR YEARS NOW AROUND RETAIL L THEFT, BUT ALSO BROADLY ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT. THIS WHOLE SCHEME, ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE BEING DONE RIGHT NOW, THE LEGISLATURE IS THAT SO THAT ROB BONTA CAN CHANGE THAT BALLOT. IN SUMMARY, TITLE AND SAY THIS WOULD ACTUALLY IMPEDE ATTEMPTS TO CURTAIL RETAIL THEFT. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS REALLY ABOUT. REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLYMAN JAMES GALLAGHER SAYS WHAT DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ARE TRYING TO DO IS DECEPTION. THE GOVERNOR IS ONCE AGAIN TRYING TO DEPRIVE VOTERS OF THE ABILITY TO VOTE ON THIS. HE'S TRYING TO STRONG ARM THE COALITION THAT'S PUSHING THIS INITIATIVE. ACCORDING TO THE LATEST DATA FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, THAT BALLOT INITIATIVE LOOKS LIKE IT LIKELY WILL QUALIFY FOR THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. THE BALLOT HAS TO BE CERTIFIED BY JUNE 27TH, MEANING LAWMAKERS, THE GOVERNOR AND THE CAMPAIGN ONLY HAVE WEEKS TO NEGOTIATE. REPORTING IN SAN FRANCISCO, ASHLEY ZAVALA KCRA THREE NEWS. GREAT REPORTING ASHLEY. IN A STATEMENT, THE CAMPAIGN TO REFORM PROPOSITION 47 SAID THIS, QUOTE, THESE POISON PILL AMENDMENTS ARE POLITICAL GAMESMANSHIP AT ITS WORST. THE PRIORITY OF OUR COALITION, WHICH INCLUDES MORE THAN 2000 SMALL BUSINESSES, IS SOCIAL JUJUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS, DRUG TREATMENT ADVOCATES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IS TO SUPPORT SOLUTIONS THAT WILL HOLD REPEAT
