(The Center Square) – New California Highway Patrol teams will work with local law enforcement to fight crime in Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Central Valley and Southern California’s Inland Empire.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the CHP teams in the state’s major cities during a week that also saw Attorney General Rob Bonta reveal an agreement to reform the Torrance Police Department in the Los Angeles area. The pact came in response to an investigation that officials said revealed antisemitism, racism and homophobia among officers.

Both Bonta and Newsom stressed the positive results of local law enforcement and the state working together.

That’s how public safety improves, Newsom said Thursday.

“While the Trump administration undermines cities, Cali

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