MISLEADING: Governor Newsom personally made or ordered a parole decision.
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CLAIM: Governor Newsom personally made or ordered a parole decision.
Fact
FACT: The Board of Parole Hearings, an independent agency, made the parole decision.
The Governor does not agree with the outcome and has no authority to reverse the independent decision under state law.
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False Claim: California is unsafe
Preliminary 2024 data shows violent crime in California cities declined 8.3%, compared to a 5.5% decline in non-California US cities.
Stealing under $950 is NOT legal in California
The felony threshold of $950 was not changed under Prop 36, which recently passed in California.
False Claim: “Governor Newsom is soft on crime”
Governor Newsom more than doubled the California National Guard on the Southern Border to protect against fentanyl trafficking.