What to know about the petition to amend Prop 47, which classified certain CA crimes as misdemeanors

There's a new push to fight retail theft in California. The effort is part of a petition to amend 10-year-old Proposition 47 also called the 'Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act.' Prop 47 was approved by voters in 2014 to reduce California's prison population. It also classified crimes like theft and drug possession as misdemeanors instead of felonies. Now, local law enforcement, district attorneys and other state leaders want to amend the proposition to bring harsher penalties to repeat offenders.