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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to reduce crime across California.

The governor held a press conference Thursday to announce the deployment of new California Highway Patrol teams, dedicated to crime suppression, in areas including Los Angeles, San Diego, the Inland Empire, Sacramento, San Francisco, and the Central Valley.

What we know:

The effort builds on "successful" CHP efforts already underway in Oakland, Bakersfield and San Bernardino, according to the governor's office. CHP officers assigned to these Crime Suppression Teams are expected to saturate high-crime areas, target repeat offenders and seize illicit weapons and narcotics.

CHP teams are expected to operate in the following:

What they're saying:

"When the state and local communit

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