The governor and some city leaders have fiercely pushed for looser pursuit rules in Oakland. Critics say last week’s deadly crash demonstrates the danger to innocent bystanders.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, called on Oakland officials Friday to amend an "extreme" policy that generally only allows police to chase suspected criminals in cases of "violent ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter to Oakland leaders Friday urging them to change the Oakland Police Department’s chase policy. In the letter addressed to Mayor Sheng Thao, the Oakland ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday sent a letter to Oakland officials urging them to allow police to engage in more vehicle pursuits, contending that the limitations placed on officers contribute to ...

Gov. Newsom challenged the Oakland Police Commission to change its pursuit policies. Newsom, the CHP and others want more freedom to chase suspects, while others say innocent people can get ...

But it starts foundationally with public safety -- it's at a tipping point." Newsom said Oakland Police Department's policy limits officers from pursuing suspects. A letter was sent in July to the ...

OAKLAND — Gov. Gavin Newsom held a news conference Friday to pressure Oakland officials to scale back a policy that only allows police officers to chase someone if there’s reasonable suspicion ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) sent a letter to Oakland officials Friday urging them to tighten their police pursuit policy. “Although some California jurisdictions allow vehicle pursuits for ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter to Oakland leaders on Friday, urging them to re-evaluate restrictions on police pursuits. First obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle ...

A coalition of Oakland organizations is denouncing local California Highway Patrol pursuit practices following the death of a pedestrian hit by a fleeing ...

Many undocumented immigrants have long feared that their Medi-Cal data would be used against them. Newsom calls it "an abuse.