California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he is doubling the number of California Highway Patrol officers deployed to San Francisco as part of efforts to crackdown on the city's fentanyl crisis.
The governor also expressed plans to expand the mission of the CHP officers and reinforce what he views as a successful program.
"We want to build on the early success because we recognize the scale and the opportunity and the responsibility to do more to help cities like San Francisco address quality of life issues," said Newsom."It's making a significant impact in terms of the amount of drugs they've been able to confiscate, the weapons, the people that have had warrants and really addressing a lot of the challenges around crime," said Breed.
"Their enforcement efforts is helping us disrupt. And it's allowing us to free up some of our officers to concentrate on the very things that we're talking about, arresting drug dealers and enforcement around people who are using in public," said Scott. "It does make a difference," said Dorsey. "One of the things I would say to everybody is please be cognizant. We didn't get here overnight and we're not getting out of here overnight. It's going to be a process of coming back and turning the tide on this."Rusty Deatherage said, I've seen them bust down the doors in my building..."
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
A new 'law enforcement surge' is coming to San Francisco, Gov. Newsom announcedGov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he is directing a 'joint law enforcement surge' in San Francisco by doubling the number of California Highway Patrol officers deployed to the city to fight crime, address the fentanyl crisis and combat open-air drug markets.
Read more »
California reparations proposal to give Gavin Newsom huge headacheCalifornia's reparations task force has recommended the state pays billions to compensate Black residents for years of discriminatory policies.
Read more »
California reparations: What Newsom has said ahead of task force's final proposalGov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed the bill authorizing the creation of a task force to study reparations for black citizens of California in 2020, but as the task force prepares to send out its final report, he has not been clear on if he plans to support the proposals.
Read more »
California's reparations proposal moves to Newsom, state lawmakersAfter two years of deliberations, California’s Reparations Task Force on Thursday is sending its final report and recommendations to the state Capitol, where Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers will ultimately decide how the state should atone for slavery
Read more »
California reparations task force sends ambitious plan to NewsomThe California Reparations Task Force wrapped up its two-year mission by sending its landmark report to Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state legislature, leaving it to elected officials to decide whether taxpayers should pay hundreds of billions in benefits to the Black descendants of slavery.
Read more »
Newsom is doubling CHP deployment in SF fentanyl crackdownGov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday said he plans to double the number of California Highway Patrol officers deployed in the joint operation cracking down on the fentanyl crisis in San Francisco.
Read more »