Governor Gavin Newsom, during a press event in Oakland, announced continued support for East Bay crime-fighting operations contingent upon changes to the city's restrictive police pursuit policy. Newsom criticized the current rules, established in 2014, for being too lenient, only allowing chases under specific conditions. He emphasized that such policies are not only uncommon in California but across the U.S., suggesting that modifying them is critical for reducing crime and improving public safety. Business and community leaders echo these sentiments, advocating for a more flexible approach to police pursuits.
Newsom described Oakland's pursuit policy as 'extreme' because it doesn't allow police to chase suspects in all the situations he believes officers should be allowed to.
'This is an outlier in the state of California, maybe an outlier in the United States of America,' the governor said. 'We need to see that policy change.'
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