For the second year in a row, the the proposed California budget, just released by Governor Newsom has failed to provide funding that counties need to implement Proposition 36, which would restore accountability to retail thieves and hard drug-trafficking offenders. That is the word from the Shasta County District Attorney, the California District Attorneys Association, California State Sheriffs’ Association & Chief Probation Officers of California. The statement goes on to say that “Without adequate resources, law enforcement, prosecutors, and probation officers are left with our hands tied – unable to fully carry out the law and deliver the results Californians demanded at the ballot box. California voters were clear. The state has an obligation to fully fund and implement the law they passed, and we look forward to working with the California State Legislature to ensure constituents have their voices heard.”