Prop 47 was voted on and passed by Californians 而且不是Harris提出来的

The measure split the state’s Democrats. Newsom, who served as mayor of San Francisco when Harris was district attorney and was then lieutenant governor, came out in favor of the initiative. The late Sen. Dianne Feinstein argued against it, warning that “wholesale reclassification of many dangerous felonies as misdemeanors would put the people of California at continued risk going forward.”

Brian Leubitz, who worked on Harris’ 2014 reelection campaign, said “there were always people on either side, left to right,” that wanted her to become more actively involved. “She took her time, and I think that could occasionally frustrate people, but it’s a very pragmatic approach.”

But Harris stayed neutral on the initiative, arguing that it would be inappropriate to take a position because the attorney general’s office crafts the language that goes on the ballot. The title and summary, as the language is known, is contested every election cycle by people who accuse attorneys general of trying to sway public opinion with leading summaries.