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A California sheriff blasted Gov. Gavin Newsom of pedaling 'false' crime statistics as a way to protect progressive policies that have failed to address rampant crime, homelessness and drug deaths gripping the Golden State.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco accused the democrat of allegedly lying as a way to protect Proposition 47, a law approved by California voters in 2014 that reduced penalties for drug and property crimes.
Bianco said Newsom has resisted changing the law to save face, while the state continues to struggle with the ramifications of rolling back stiffer penalties against criminals and drug addicts.
'Right now, they are against it because, in elementary terms, I guess they're going to have to admit that Prop 47 was a disaster that they have tried to defend for years since its passing,' Bianco told Fox News in an interview.
'The reality of a leader, a true leader, is someone that can say, 'Look, we had good intentions of something, but, we had some unintended consequences that now we have to fix.''
The sheriff added, 'That would have been a leadership way for our government to come out of this ahead. but but instead for the past 10 years, they have completely defended Prop 47. They have lied to the public.'
Bianco is among a group of top brass who are pushing for a new ballot measure called the Homeless, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, which would reverse parts of the highly contentious Prop 47.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco blasted Gov. Gavin Newsom over woke policies he said has contributed to the uptick in crime and homelessness across the state
The democrat governor signaled he opposes changes to Prop 47, which lowered narcotics possession and other crimes from felonies to misdemeanors
The proposed measure, which could be on the ballot in November, will not only roll back drug and theft offenses from misdemeanors to felonies, but also would allow judges to order drug rehab for offenders.
Bianco said the Golden State has long suffered the after effects of Prop 47 and is now seeing its blaring negative impacts.
Newsom has resisted calls to reverse Prop 47. Earlier this year, he asked local lawmakers to instead create new categories of crimes that would target 'professional' offenders.
'I think it’s important to level with people,' Newsom said. 'Again, not to say everything about [Prop] 47 is hunky-dory and perfect. We want to fix some of the ambiguities, but we can do it without reforming or going back to the voters themselves.'
Since 2019, Newsom has poured about $1.1 billion of the state's coffers to combat organized retail theft and other crimes under his Real Public Safety Plan.
As part of his plan to address soaring crime in Oakland, the governor announced last month 480 new high-tech cameras would be installed along busy streets to help identify criminals.
According to Oakland police, robberies were up by 32% in March compared to the same time last year.
Police put out an alert warning Oakland residents of the uptick in smash-and-grab robberies, even while the drivers are still in their cars.
Oakland's break-in problems made national headlines after the city's only In-N-Out burger location decided to shutter its doors on March 25 after 18 years at 8300 Oakport Street.
Oakland's only In-N-Out had to close because customers and employees were being victimized by robbers
Denny Warnock, In-N-Out's chief operations officer, wrote in a statement: 'Despite taking repeated steps to
