Juli Shamash holds up a photo of her son, Tyler Shamash, who passed away from a fentanyl overdose in 2018, during a news conference organized by the Californians for Safer Communities Coalition, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Culver City, Calif. The coalition, backed by retailers like Walmart and Target, announced Thursday it has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before California voters this November to enhance criminal penalties for shoplifting and drug dealing. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Santa Monica Mayor Phil Brock listens at a news conference organized by the Californians for Safer Communities Coalition, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Culver City, Calif. The coalition, backed by retailers like Walmart and Target, announced Thursday it has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before California voters this November to enhance criminal penalties for shoplifting and drug dealing. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Former state Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, speaks during a news conference organized by the Californians for Safer Communities Coalition, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Culver City, Calif. The coalition, backed by retailers like Walmart and Target, announced Thursday it has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before California voters this November to enhance criminal penalties for shoplifting and drug dealing. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Santa Monica Mayor Phil Brock speaks at a news conference organized by the Californians for Safer Communities Coalition, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Culver City, Calif. The coalition, backed by retailers like Walmart and Target, announced Thursday it has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before California voters this November to enhance criminal penalties for shoplifting and drug dealing. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Tubby, the dog of former state Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, sits during a news conference organized by the Californians for Safer Communities Coalition, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Culver City, Calif. The coalition, backed by retailers like Walmart and Target, announced Thursday it has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before California voters this November to enhance criminal penalties for shoplifting and drug dealing. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Santa Monica Mayor Phil Brock speaks at a news conference organized by the Californians for Safer Communities Coalition, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Culver City, Calif. The coalition, backed by retailers like Walmart and Target, announced Thursday it has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before California voters this November to enhance criminal penalties for shoplifting and drug dealing. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)