Newsom Deploys State Police for Crime Crackdown in California Cities

California Governor Gavin Newsom holds a bill signing event related to redrawing the state’s congressional maps on August 21, 2025 in Sacramento, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Aug. 28 that new California Highway Patrol (CHP) crime suppression teams will be deployed in major cities across the state, expanding a program