Episode 226 - California Democrats Block Harsher Penalties for Fentanyl Dealers

Are you a Californian who feels like your views on politics in California are not popular? Do you feel like no one will agree with you? Feels like when you meet someone who does agree you are part of a secret underground club of people who think like you? Then join us on the California Underground Podcast to hear others who share your views and solutions to save our beautiful state.  On this episode, we discuss the out of control fentanyl crisis in California and how just this week California Democrats blocked Alexandra's Law which would impose harsher penalties on fentanyl dealers. This episode was recorded on 9.7.23 *The California Underground Podcast is dedicated to discussing California politics from a place of sanity and rationality.* Links Mentioned In Show California Opioid Deaths Increased 121% in 3 Years https://calmatters.org/explainers/california-opioid-crisis/ California Opioid Epidemic: How We Got Here https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2023/07/california-fentanyl/ California Seizes Enough Fentanyl to Potentially Kill the Entire Population of North America, Twice https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/12/23/california-seized-enough-fentanyl-to-potentially-kill-the-entire-population-of-north-america-twice/  Newsom Sends More CalGuard Troops to the Border to Stop Fentanyl Crisis https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/newsom-sends-more-calguard-members-to-border-in-effort-to-halt-the-flood-of-fentanyl/ar-AA1go4Wy California Ballot Proposal Against Fentanyl Dealers https://www.kcra.com/article/california-ballot-proposal-against-fentanyl-dealers/45015937 Text of ACA 12 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240ACA12 California Republicans and Parents Push for Harsher Penalties for Fentanyl Dealers https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/california-parents-and-republicans-push-for-harsher-punishments-for-fentanyl-dealers/ar-AA1glrWO  Support California Underground on Patreon at www.patreon.com/CaliforniaUnderground Follow California Underground on Social Media  Instagram: www.instagram.com/californiaunderground YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8SabIcF4AKqEVFsLmo1jA Substack: https://substack.com/profile/72986149-ca_underground Shop California Underground Merchandise: https://california-underground.creator-spring.com