Today, Governor Newsom came to the City of San Jose to sign a bipartisan package of 10 bills that aims to crack down on smash-and-grab robberies and property crimes. These bills will make it easier to go after repeat shoplifters and auto thieves while increasing penalties for those running professional reselling schemes.
The move comes as Democratic leadership works to prove that they're tough enough on crime while trying to convince voters reject a ballot measure that would bring even harsher sentences for repeat offenders of shoplifting and drug charges.
For more on this, KCBS Radio's Bret Burkhart was joined by San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who was at today's event.