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Friday, February 09, 2024

So it wasn't such a good idea after all, huh?

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- A dramatic change of thinking Thursday for leaders, who originally supported a measure to reduce prison overcrowding.

The mayors of San Francisco and San Jose are among those who say Prop 47 has caused more harm than good.

Approved in 2014, Prop 47 aimed to lower the prison population by reducing most drug possession offenses and thefts of property valued under $950 from felonies to misdemeanors.