California’s rising crime rates demand immediate solutions. Years of counterproductive policies, such as Proposition 47 and realignment, have let criminals off the hook and left communities struggling. These policies have proven to be failed experiments in reform and need to be repealed and replaced.

Unfortunately, too many have learned the wrong lesson from these failed policies and want to go further and defund the police. I strongly oppose these efforts and will work as a collaborative partner with law enforcement.

Finally, the drug epidemic that is sweeping our communities needs to be confronted with an all-hands-on-deck approach that removes dangerous drugs like fentanyl from the streets and punishes those that knowingly sell these dangerous opioids in California.

Together, we can keep our streets, neighborhoods, and communities safe.