Smash-and-grab crimes and retail thefts have dominated headlines for the past few years, but a new measure is hoping to change that.  

Critics say these types of crimes flourished in California because of Prop 47.

Passed in 2014, Prop 47 made some nonviolent property crimes and simple drug possession offenses misdemeanors.

Critics say the Prop 47 led to repeat and often organized retail theft, and difficulty convincing people to seek drug and mental health treatment and a rise in deaths related fentanyl.  

A bipartisan group called Californians For Safer Communities Coalition are hoping to pedal back key points of Prop 47 with a new measure called The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act.

The group has announced that it gathered over 900,000 voter signatures to qualify that measure and formally pave the way for it to make it onto the November ballot.

Those not in favor of the new measure include Gov. Gavin Newsom, since, he says, it was voters that passed Prop 47 in 2014.

Instead, Newsom is pushing for new laws that specifically target repeat offenders and organized retail theft.

Attorney General Rob Bonta has also pushed back against the assertions that California is not tough enough on crime.

There are a few more steps to take before the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act reaches the November ballot, including validating all the signatures.