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La Verne City Council adopts resolution supporting Proposition 36
Summary
After staff described outreach results showing more residents in support than opposed, the La Verne City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution endorsing Proposition 36, which the council said includes treatment provisions as well as criminal penalties; some members cautioned about endorsing ballot measures generally.
The La Verne City Council on Sept. 3 adopted a resolution expressing the city’s support for the proposed Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act (Proposition 36), following staff outreach and a brief public comment period.
Staff told the council that survey responses and social‑media monitoring demonstrated a majority of those who responded favored the city endorsing a position on the proposition. The staff summary reported roughly 32 supportive survey responses and 1 opposed in the formal survey, with social‑media monitoring showing about 37 supportive comments and 16 opposed messages.
A public commenter urged the council to back Proposition 36, saying local crime and repeat offenses have grown and that the measure’s revisions could help prosecutors and local law enforcement. Councilmembers acknowledged the concern while also voicing caution about the precedent of endorsing ballot measures; Councilmember Crosby said he supported the position but worried about a slippery slope if the council routinely endorses many ballot measures.
Supporters on the dais stressed provisions in the proposal intended to expand treatment alongside criminal penalties; several members said they believed the measure would give local law enforcement and courts additional tools to respond to thefts, home invasions and drug‑related offenses. The council voted to adopt the resolution (vote recorded as approved by the full council). The adopted document directs the mayor and staff to transmit the council’s position consistent with the city’s legislative platform.
The resolution does not change local law; it records the council’s position on a state ballot measure and directs staff to take administrative steps consistent with existing procedures.
