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California crime, homelessness could hurt Democrats- CalMatters

By Thomas A. Smith

Crime and homelessness.

Those are the two issues on which California Democrats are most vulnerable heading into the 2022 elections, according to a Tuesday poll from UC Berkeley s Institute of Governmental Studies and the Los Angeles Times. Underscoring the political risk: a drumbeat of recent headlines on brutal crimes and attacks allegedly committed by homeless individuals.

The survey s findings were especially grim for Gov. Gavin Newsom: 48% of registered voters said they approve of his overall performance as governor, while 47% disapprove. That s a marked increase in criticism from September 2021, when 50% approved of the governor and 42% disapproved and Newsom overwhelmingly defeated an attempt to recall him from office.

via calmatters.org