Karen Bass actually said...

I would just take issue with what I believed I saw was a relationship between doing criminal justice reform and a rise in crime.

the California crime rates remain comparable to the low rates observed in the 1960s, even with dramatic reductions in incarceration.

there is actually no evidence that violent crime increased as a result of Proposition 47.

The Attorney General has been directly involved in decisions regarding the appointment of a special counselor to investigate, and I quote, '...