California to expand CHP crime‑suppression teams to Los Angeles, San Diego and Central Valley

California will expand state crime‑suppression teams run by the California Highway Patrol to Los Angeles, San Diego and additional parts of the Central Valley, the governor announced at a press briefing in Sacramento on Oct. 5, 2025. The governor said the expansion builds on operations begun in February 2019, accelerated in early 2023, and previously deployed in Oakland, San Francisco, Bakersfield and San Bernardino.

The announcement matters because the governor framed the expansion as an operational response to persistent community safety concerns and as part of a broader public‑safety investment he said totals about $1,700,000,000 since 2019. "These operations will be targeted, they'll be data driven," the governor said, and described the teams as mobile, unannounced surges that will include K‑9 units, lieutenants, sergeants and dozens of officers depending on the operation.

At the briefing, the commissioner (unnamed) described plans to convert part‑time teams now in Kern and San Bernardino counties into full‑time units, to split the Kern team to cover Fresno, and to open teams in Sacramento, Los Angeles and San Diego. "For us, it's simple. Doing everything we can in our power to make California the safest place to live, work, and travel. We are all Californians," the commissioner said. He added that teams will generally start with a floor of 12 to 15 officers, with final numbers set to the size and needs…