Newsom scraps plan to put California Prop 47 reform measure on ballot

Governor says tight schedule to blame for withdrawing proposal to crack down on theft and drug possession

The California governor and top Democrats in the state have abandoned a last-minute plan to ask voters whether a landmark criminal justice bill should be reformed.

California Democrats over the weekend had outlined plans to put a measure on the November ballot that would ask voters to approve major reforms to Proposition 47, a 1994 ballot measure that changed some felonies to misdemeanors.