Gov. Newsom Deploys CHP Officers To Oakland's Crime-Ridden Streets

From CBS San Francisco:

OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Answering a plea for state help, Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered California Highway Patrol officers to join Oakland police patrolling high-crime areas of the city in an effort to stem a deadly surge of violence that has claimed 77 lives already this year.

Newsom’s order came after Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf formalized a request for CHP help first voiced by Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce President Carl Chan at a Tuesday news conference.

“We are responding to the demands of our residents for more law enforcement safety,” Schaaf said in a news release. “I am going to continue to look for every resource. I am going to continue to try and get adequate staffing in the Oakland police department, especially for investigations. But to bring traffic enforcement – which is the job of the California Highway Patrol – into Oakland is an appropriate request, and I am so grateful the Governor has granted it.”

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