California Senate Leaders Unveil Bipartisan Legislative Package Attacking Fentanyl Crisis, Retail Crime
Democratic Senator Aisha Wahab (D-Hayward), chair of the Senate Committee on Public Safety, lauded the strategic approach of the Safer California Plan, emphasizing its potential to improve community health and safety.
Wahab highlighted the plan’s focus on implementing targeted consequences for crimes such as retail theft and community-based offenses, aiming to disrupt criminal activities and deter future offenses.
“This plan does that by tackling crime before it begins by disrupting the sale of stolen goods in online marketplaces, increasing penalties and thereby deterring crime, providing tools for law enforcement and prosecutors, and eliminating sunset dates for organized retail theft. This package is a powerful approach, and one our communities need,” said Wahab.