🟥 In 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47, which was supported by then-Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom. 

Prop 47 reclassified certain theft and drug possession, offences from felonies to misdemeanours if the value of the stolen property did not exceed $950. 

This change aimed to reduce prison overcrowding and redirect resources towards rehabilitation and prevention programs. 

However, it has also been a point of contention, with critics arguing that it has contributed to an increase in petty theft and shoplifting because of the reduced penalties.