Gavin Newsom drops Prop. 47 initiative days after announcing it. He’s leaving to back Joe Biden

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pulling the plug on a drug and theft ballot measure that he and top Democrats negotiated over the weekend to thwart a district attorney-led effort to change Proposition 47. Newsom’s office confirmed the move late Tuesday, just after he announced plans to head to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday for a meeting with President Joe Biden and other Democratic governors. The governor’s decision is stunning, given all the work leaders put in to craft the last-minute initiative, as well as the time spent selling it to...