ChatGPT查的: California has enacted Proposition 47, which reclassified certain low-level crimes, including petty theft under $950, from felonies to misdemeanors. This law does not make such thefts legal but reduces the severity of the penalties. The aim is to focus prison resources on serious crimes while providing alternatives for non-violent offenses [oai_citation:1,Why Shoplifting Is Now De Facto Legal In California | Hoover Institution Why Shoplifting Is Now De Facto Legal In California](https://www.hoover.org/research/why-shoplifting-now-de-facto-legal-california) [oai_citation:2,FACT CHECK: Does Proposition 47 Allow People To Steal Up To $950 Worth Of Merchandise At Stores In California? | Check Your Fact](https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/18/fact-check-proposition-47-merchandise-stores-california/) [oai_citation:3,California Prop 47 author says bill 'overwhelmingly successful' | abc10.com](https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/california-lawmakers-form-committee-retail-theft/103-627f07d1-733a-4f07-8287-c52b0a634fa0).