Opponents of Proposition 47 Get Stoked as Petition Signatures Mount

Nearly 500,00 signatures have been gathered to “fix” Proposition 47, a law passed by California voters in 2015 to lessen some drug and theft crimes from felonies to misdemeanor offenses in an effort to reduce prison populations, with the measure now just inches away from qualifying for the November ballot. “We’re very confident we’re going to qualify,” said Greg Totten, campaign chair for Californians to Reduce Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft, who is also chief executive for the California District Attorney’s Office. Mr. Totten told The Epoch Times that the half million signatures gathered so far doesn’t include volunteer efforts. Since the campaign began, he said, he had ordered 15,000 petitions for volunteers and has since ordered more. Most recently Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer was given 300 to 500 petitions for an event at the Honda Center Feb. 22, according to Mr. Totten....