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   Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced that he will be quadrupling the   
   number of shifts of California Highway Patrol officers in Oakland in an   
   effort to combat crime.   
      
   In a press conference flanked by CHP officials and the Oakland police chief,   
   Newsom said that he would be increasing the 42 weekly shifts currently   
   manned by CHP in the city fourfold to 162 shifts over the next several   
   months.   
      
   "This is not a permanent operation," said Newsom. "But over the next four   
   months, we're committed to keep up the intensity of this operation."   
      
   Over the past year, Oakland stepped up its focus on crime by deploying CHP   
   officers to assist the city's police force in Operation Safe Streets. The   
   plan focused on proactive enforcement targeting vehicle theft, highway   
   violence, sideshows, carjackings and organized crime.   
      
   Oakland has been citing crime statistics that showed a rise in violent crime   
   of 21% in 2023 over the previous year, along with a rise of 38% in robberies   
   and 43% in vehicle thefts. However, since the beginning of this year, both   
   Mayor Sheng Thao and the Police Department have reported a drop in overall   
   crime by 33%.   
      
   Newsom is attributing much of this drop to the assistance of the CHP, which   
   he credits with the apprehension of 1,162 stolen cars, 562 arrests and 55   
   guns recovered that were specifically linked to crimes since February.   
      
   The governor pulled no punches when calling out the Alameda County District   
   Attorney's Office's accountability for prosecuting cases.   
      
   In February, both Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta offered   
   District Attorney Pamela Price the use of prosecutors from the California   
   National Guard and the state Department of Justice to help with the office's   
   caseloads, which Price said she would accept. On Wednesday, Newsom said her   
   office was not being cooperative.   
      
   At the Thursday press conference, Newsom doubled down.   
      
   "Yes, we've been disappointed [in the] the lack of engagement with the DA's   
   office," he said. "So we're moving forward. Rather than complaining about   
   it, rather than lamenting about it."   
      
   Newsom said the attorney general's office will be picking up some of the   
   prosecutions, saying he wants to "lessen the load" that Price has on her   
   desk and that Bonta's office will take on some of the more complex cases.   
      
   Embattled Mayor Sheng Thao was quick to praise the announcement of more CHP   
   shifts in the city.   
      
   "After years of rising crime rates, we are seeing a steady decrease—and we   
   know this is in part because of the strong partnership between the Oakland   
   Police Department and the California Highway Patrol," she said in a   
   statement released by her office Thursday. "This partnership models good   
   government that yields results and I thank the Governor."   
      
   The enhanced CHP operations will begin Monday, according to Newsom.   
      
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