California Governor Gavin Newsom said he will deploy more highway patrol officers in several major cities across the state to suppress crime amid threats of National Guard intervention by President Trump.
Newsom announced on Aug. 28 that CHP "crime suppression" teams will partner with law enforcement in six cities and regions in California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento and parts of the Central Valley and Inland Empire.
In some cases, the state's strategy of using state officers is an extension of its current partnerships for years with cities such as San Francisco, Oakland and Bakersfield, to assist with cracking down on drug dealing, carjacking, armed robbery and retail theft.
Newsom has called the partnerships successful, adding that the state has spent $1.7 billion on the initiatives, resulting in more than 9,000 arrests statewide since 2019.
"(We're) building on the success of this proven program," Newsom said during a briefing with reporters in Sacramento on Aug. 28. "The issue of reduction of crime is an important issue. But I want to make this crystal clear: it's never good enough. 'Good enough' never is. Success is not a place or a definition. Success is a direction."
