Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Trump Pushes for Release of Epstein, Maxwell Grand Jury Testimony

2 hours ago

Trump Says US to Hit India With 25% Tariff Starting Friday

2 hours ago

Tariff Revenues Hit Record $150 Billion Amid Trump’s Trade Talks, Fox Business Reports

4 hours ago

Fed Likely to Hold Rates Steady Despite Trump’s Push for Big Cuts

4 hours ago

What’s Behind California’s Frozen Housing Market?

23 hours ago

Oil Prices Rise on Trade War Relief, US Pressure on Russia

24 hours ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is First Republican Lawmaker to Call Gaza Crisis a ‘Genocide’

1 day ago

UK Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood in September, Barring Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

1 day ago
Two-Thirds of California Voters Want Prop. 47 Amended: Poll
Bill McEwen updated website photo 2024
By Bill McEwen, News Director
Published 3 years ago on
February 16, 2022

Share

 

Crime and homelessness are taking a bite out of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approval ratings.

As to what voters what done about crime, nearly two in three poll respondents want changes to Proposition 47.

According to a Berkeley IGS Poll released Tuesday, 48% of California’s registered voters approve of Newsom’s overall performance and 47% disapprove.

That compares to the governor’s 50% approval rating last summer and 64% approval in September 2020.

On homelessness, 66% of voters say Newsom is doing a “poor” or “very poor” job. That’s up 12 percentage points from 2020, which was the last time the poll asked that question.

In addition, a majority of voters (51%) aren’t happy with how Newsom is tackling crime.

Proposition 47 and Crime

“These results suggest that some of the same dissatisfaction that’s hurting Democrats nationally is affecting Governor Newsom’s popularity in the state,” said IGS co-director Eric Schickler in a news release.

As to what voters what done about crime, nearly two in three poll respondents want changes to Proposition 47, which raised the threshold for felony theft to $950. Many police chiefs and district attorneys blame the proposition for California’s spike in shoplifting and other property crimes. Nearly 60% of voters approved Prop. 47 in 2014.

The crimes reduced from potential felonies to misdemeanors by raising the bar from $400 to $950 were shoplifting, grand theft, receiving stolen property, forgery, fraud, and writing a bad check. Personal use of small amounts of most illegal drugs also was downgraded to a misdemeanor.

Assemblyman Jim Patterson, R-Fresno, introduced a bill, AB 1599, in January that would return the threshold for felony theft back to $400. It would also return some drug crimes to felonies.

74% of Dems Approve of Newsom’s Performance

The poll delivered some good news: 66% of voters say the coronavirus pandemic situation is improving.

Attitudes about Newsom’s performance reflected party registration. Seventy-four percent of Democrats gave the governor a thumbs-up while 90% of Republicans said he wasn’t doing a good job. No party preference and voters from other parties disapproved of his performance, 51% to 41%.

Read more from the poll at this link.

RELATED TOPICS:

DON'T MISS

What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

DON'T MISS

First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close

DON'T MISS

How Netanyahu Keeps Playing Trump for a Fool in Gaza

DON'T MISS

Trump Signs Order Implementing Additional 40% Tariff on Brazil, White House Says

DON'T MISS

Could Madera Poach Stalled Costco? It’d Be ‘a Significant Financial Blow,’ Says Dyer

DON'T MISS

Trump Pushes for Release of Epstein, Maxwell Grand Jury Testimony

DON'T MISS

Clovis Police Arrest Eight at DUI Checkpoint

DON'T MISS

Trump Says US to Hit India With 25% Tariff Starting Friday

DON'T MISS

Republican US Senator Grassley Clashes With Trump Over Nominations

DON'T MISS

Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Navpreet Singh

DON'T MISS

Tariff Revenues Hit Record $150 Billion Amid Trump’s Trade Talks, Fox Business Reports

DON'T MISS

White House Set to Unveil Closely Watched Crypto Policy Report

UP NEXT

Trump Signs Order Implementing Additional 40% Tariff on Brazil, White House Says

UP NEXT

Could Madera Poach Stalled Costco? It’d Be ‘a Significant Financial Blow,’ Says Dyer

UP NEXT

Trump Pushes for Release of Epstein, Maxwell Grand Jury Testimony

UP NEXT

Clovis Police Arrest Eight at DUI Checkpoint

UP NEXT

Trump Says US to Hit India With 25% Tariff Starting Friday

UP NEXT

Republican US Senator Grassley Clashes With Trump Over Nominations

UP NEXT

Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Navpreet Singh

UP NEXT

Tariff Revenues Hit Record $150 Billion Amid Trump’s Trade Talks, Fox Business Reports

UP NEXT

White House Set to Unveil Closely Watched Crypto Policy Report

UP NEXT

Warner or Conklin? Fresno State QB Battle Builds Ahead of Kansas Opener

Bill McEwen,
News Director
Bill McEwen is news director and columnist for GV Wire. He joined GV Wire in August 2017 after 37 years at The Fresno Bee. With The Bee, he served as Opinion Editor, City Hall reporter, Metro columnist, sports columnist and sports editor through the years. His work has been frequently honored by the California Newspapers Publishers Association, including authoring first-place editorials in 2015 and 2016. Bill and his wife, Karen, are proud parents of two adult sons, and they have two grandsons. You can contact Bill at 559-492-4031 or at Send an Email

Trump Pushes for Release of Epstein, Maxwell Grand Jury Testimony

2 hours ago

Clovis Police Arrest Eight at DUI Checkpoint

2 hours ago

Trump Says US to Hit India With 25% Tariff Starting Friday

2 hours ago

Republican US Senator Grassley Clashes With Trump Over Nominations

2 hours ago

Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Navpreet Singh

3 hours ago

Tariff Revenues Hit Record $150 Billion Amid Trump’s Trade Talks, Fox Business Reports

4 hours ago

White House Set to Unveil Closely Watched Crypto Policy Report

4 hours ago

Warner or Conklin? Fresno State QB Battle Builds Ahead of Kansas Opener

4 hours ago

Protein Bar Arms Race Is Waged on Store Shelves and Social Media

4 hours ago

Israeli Minister Hints at Annexing Parts of Gaza

4 hours ago

How Netanyahu Keeps Playing Trump for a Fool in Gaza

On July 26, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz ran this headline: “Israel at War Day 659. Gaza Medical Sources: At Least 25 Killed by Israeli Gun...

5 minutes ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
5 minutes ago

How Netanyahu Keeps Playing Trump for a Fool in Gaza

President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with Republican Senators, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 18, 2025. (Reuters File)
10 minutes ago

Trump Signs Order Implementing Additional 40% Tariff on Brazil, White House Says

A map showing the Herndon/Riverside Costco location with a big arrow pointing to Hwy 99/Avenue 7 and a big question mark.
1 hour ago

Could Madera Poach Stalled Costco? It’d Be ‘a Significant Financial Blow,’ Says Dyer

Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell listens to her sentencing from Judge Alison Nathan in a courtroom sketch in New York City, U.S. June 28, 2022. (Reuters File)
2 hours ago

Trump Pushes for Release of Epstein, Maxwell Grand Jury Testimony

2 hours ago

Clovis Police Arrest Eight at DUI Checkpoint

President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. (Reuters File)
2 hours ago

Trump Says US to Hit India With 25% Tariff Starting Friday

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn as he arrives at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 13, 2025. (Reuters File)
2 hours ago

Republican US Senator Grassley Clashes With Trump Over Nominations

Navpreet Singh is Valley Crime Stoppers' Most Wanted Person of the Day for July 30, 2025. (Valley Crimes Stoppers)
3 hours ago

Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Navpreet Singh

Help continue the work that gets you the news that matters most.

Search

Send this to a friend