Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer joins efforts with District Attorneys across the state in an initiative to increase safety and accountability in our communities. Community members will be collecting signatures this weekend to place the Homeless, Drug Addiction, Retail Theft Reduction Act on the November 2024 ballot.

According to Golden State Communities, proponents of the initiative, since the passage of Proposition 47 in 2014, homelessness has increased 51% in California. Drug addiction has become a humanitarian crisis and retail and cargo theft have exploded. This measure will address these issues by reforming laws to:

·         Hold repeat thieves accountable with felony prosecution.
·         Allow treatment-mandated felony prosecution for 3rd time hard drug convictions.
·         Tackle the fentanyl crisis by going after fentanyl drug dealers.

Community members throughout Kern County are collecting signatures throughout various locations across Kern County. If you see a signature collection station, we encourage members of our community to stop by to learn more about the act.

Read the measure here. For more information, visit: casafecommunities.com.