SACRAMENTO –  Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) issued the following statement about efforts to fast-track retail theft legislation and public safety: 

“Making our communities safer is a top priority for all Californians. That’s why the Senate and Assembly are moving with speed to pass commonsense, effective laws that will blunt retail theft and local crime. These bills are supported by law enforcement, firefighters, retailers, store owners, and trusted local leaders. Republicans, on the other hand, are living in the past, and intent on setting California back decades with policies of mass incarceration that devastated Black and Brown communities and cost taxpayers billions of dollars. These 14 bills that will move next week aren’t about partisan politics, they’re about keeping the people of California safe.”

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Mike McGuire is President pro Tempore of the California Senate. He represents the North Coast of California, which stretches from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border, including Del Norte, Trinity, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, and Marin counties. Website of Senate Leader McGuire: https://sd02.senate.ca.gov/