Newsom pre-empts Krasnov -- increases state policing in more CA cities [View all]
San Francisco Chronicle / 8-29-25
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending state police to more California cities, a tactic that his office has used for years to fight crime but now carries different meaning as President (Krasnov) deploys federal troops to liberal areas of the country.
California Highway Patrol officers will be dispatched to the Bay Area, San Diego, the Inland Empire, Los Angeles, the Central Valley and Sacramento, Newsom’s office announced Thursday morning.
Newsom, a Democrat, said the deployments are happening in coordination with local officials. That would be in contrast to (Krasnov’s) deployment of active duty troops to Los Angeles, which occurred over the objection of Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
“The community wants to see more, and we are trying to be responsive to the people we serve,” Newsom told reporters at a news conference in his office Thursday. “As it relates to the president in particular, he’s doing things to people, not with people. It’s a point of profound, consequential contrast.”
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More (form the link):
• Krasnov threatened last week to send federal troops to San Francisco and Oakland, listing "liberal cities" (including Chicago and NYC) as those he wanted to “clean up.”
• Newsom quote (from the link):
"If (Krasnov) is sincere about the issue of crime and violence, there’s no question in my mind that he’ll likely be sending the troops into Louisiana and Mississippi to address the just unconscionable wave of violence that continues to plague those states.” In graph presented at the press conference, Newsom pointed out that Louisiana’s murder rate is nearly four times higher than California’s. In Mississippi, which Newsom said is the murder capital of the country, the murder rate is 180% higher than Los Angeles.
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Excellent tactical move.
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