OAKLAND, Calif. – Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California Highway Patrol and some Oakland leaders on Friday strongly advocated for loosening on police pursuit policies.
“You could be drunk. You could run a red light. You can come close to sideswiping a school bus during the morning hours, right in front of a police officer,” Newsom said. “And the pursuit policy in Oakland says we cannot pursue that suspect.”
Barbara Leslie, president of Oakland’s Chamber of Commerce, CHP Commissioner Ezery Beauchamp and Oakland City Councilman Kevin Jenkins, all echoed the same sentiment at a news conference.…