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LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - Officials in Los Angeles County on Thursday called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators to increase funding for Proposition 36 .

Following a town hall in Torrance about Proposition 36 , FOX 11 exclusively interviewed Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman .

"We will call [Governor Newsom]," Hochman said. "We will send him social media. We will DM him. I'll say it right to the camera, Governor Newsom if you're watching, get us this funding. If you want to save lives, get us this funding."

Last November, almost 70% of Californians voted in favor of Proposition 36, which increases felony charges and sentences for certain drug and theft crimes while creating a treatment-focused court process for certain drug p

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