Democrats in California are divided a new proposition designed to crack down on crime, with big city mayors supporting it and state leaders opposing it, Politico reported.

Proposition 36 would repeal parts of Proposition 47, a 2014 criminal justice ballot initiative downgrading certain theft and drug crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas oppose Proposition 36, while San Francisco Mayor London Breed, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, and Santa Monica Mayor Phil Brock support Proposition 36, saying it will make their residents feel safer, Politico reported.

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