CC - Item 7A - Letter of Support for Proposition 20ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GLORIA MOLLEDA, CITY MANAGER ..,tNA
DATE: SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
SUBJECT: DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR
PROPOSITION 20
SUMMARY
This item is presented to the City Council at the request of Council Member Margaret Clark. She
would like to discuss the letter of support for Proposition 20.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council discuss and provide further direction.
STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT - None
FISCAL IMPACT - None
PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS
This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process.
Attachment: Letter of Support for Proposition 20
AGENDA ITEM 7.A
Attachment A
Letter of Support for Proposition 20
MAYOR:
SANDRA ARMENTA
MAYOR PRO TEM:
PoLLY Low
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
MARGARET CLARK
SEAN DANG
STEVEN LY
September 3, 2020
City of &smead
8838 E. VALLEY BOULEVARD P.O BOX 399
ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA 91770
TELEPHONE (626) 569-2100
FAX (626) 307-9218
The Honorable Assembly Member Jim Cooper, 91h District
State Capitol, Room 6025
Sacramento, CA 95814
RE: Letter of Support for Proposition 20
The City of Rosemead strongly supports Proposition 20.
In 2011, California legislator reduced punishments for parole violators. In 2014, voters passed
Proposition 47, recategorizing some non-violent crimes as misdemeanors. In 2016, voters passed
Proposition 57, giving inmates convicted of certain non-violent offences a shot at early release.
This ballot measure would partially undo each of these mentioned and place new limits on some
of the sentence reductions included in Proposition 47 and Proposition 57. It would allow some
theft -related crimes to be charged as felonies and it would create two new crimes: serial theft
(applicable only to a select list of crimes and to defendants who have prior convictions for certain
crimes) and organized retail theft (two or more people involved in some theft crimes within a 180 -
day period). Both crimes could result in jail time.
Proposition 20 also would change the 2016 parole law championed by then Governor Jerry Brown,
which blocked inmates convicted crimes including human trafficking and solicitation from being
considered for early release. It also would change some of the rules that must be followed by the
State Board of Parole Hearings and community probation programs. And it would expand DNA
testing to require samples be taken from some people convicted of theft and domestic violence.
We thank you for supporting Proposition 20 and urge California residents to help pass this
proposition into law and vote yes. Should you have any questions, please contact me at (626) 569-
2100 or via email at mclarkgcityofrosemead.org.
Respectfully,
Margaret Clark
Council Member
c: The Honorable Senator Susan Rubio, 22nd District
The Honorable Assembly Member Ed Chau, 49th District
Jennifer Quan, California Contract Cities Association