california s proposition 47 that raised the petty theft threshold from $450 to $950. proposition 47 and district attorneys who pride themselves to be called progressives and reform-minded that are not enforcing the rule of law and they are not prosecuting theft are the problem. but we have to point out, bill, that the statistics don t necessarily back up the idea there is a new wave of theft crime. in fact, here in l.a. the lapd s own figures show property crimes down by 7.4% so far this year from the same period in 2020. and down 12.1% compared to 2019. nonetheless, california governor gavin newsom is concerned enough to have signed a new bill to crack down on theft by bolstering a california highway patrol task