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Corruption, crime, and cover-ups
Right by the Bay | April 3, 2024 | Steve Smith

I recently wrote that Prop 47 enabled the theft of billions in shoplifting, fence operations, and stolen cars. It’s possible that many of those thieves needn’t look far for role models.

The March 27 sentencing of Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison for his role in a multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme brings closure to years of high living off the backs of his investors in his online crypto trading platform FTX.

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Hey, Californians, How Do You Like the Governors EV Mandate Now?
Capital Ideas | Kerry Jackson | April 1, 2024

A poll taken in the fall of 2022 found that 55% of registered California voters favored the state’s zero-emission vehicle mandate, which outlaws the sale of new fossil fuel-burning cars and light trucks beginning in 2035. Only 39% opposed it. While electric vehicles are being shunned in other states, EV sales in California set a record in 2023, with nearly 447,000 sold, an increase of 29% over 2022.

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In California, You Can Self-Checkout Any Time You Want - For Now
Right by the Bay | Kerry Jackson | March 29, 2024

Smallwood-Cuevas’ statement is absurd. Yes, it will protect jobs, but it’s not her job to address retail theft by dictating policy for private companies. It is her job to address retail theft through innovative legislation, and the repeal of laws that incentivize thieves.

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