Cracking down on property crime
The Governor is cracking down on professional thieves. California made the largest-ever state investment to combat organized retail crime. Now, the Governor is going further by calling for new laws that give new tools to police and prosecutors. They will help prevent smash-and-grabs, retail theft, and car burglaries.
Fighting gun violence
California leads the nation with gun safety laws that work:
- universal background checks,
- 10-day purchase waiting periods,
- mental health reporting,
- requiring most gun buyers to be 21 years and older,
- allowing people to sue those who illegally distribute assault weapons and ghost guns,
- red flag laws, and
- an assault weapons ban.
Tackling the fentanyl crisis
Governor Newsom has a master plan for tackling the crisis caused by fentanyl and opioids. It’s an approach that will save lives. It builds on a historic investment with funds for more treatment. It also expands California National Guard actions against drug trafficking. These actions have helped seize 1,066% more fentanyl since 2021.
News about public safety
Governor Newsom deploys elite wildfire team to Washington State as western fires surge
News Since 2020, CAL FIRE’s Incident Management Teams has been activated 65 times to support complex incidents What you need to know: As dangerous wildfires burn across the West and strain neighboring state resources, Governor Gavin Newsom is deploying one of...
New court documents expose Trump administration’s political targeting of Governor Newsom
News What you need to know: Internal messages from federal agents undercut repeated denials from the Trump administration and corroborate what Governor Newsom has said from the beginning about the August 14, 2025, immigration raid of his event — this was politics, not...
Vehicle theft in California dropped nearly 25% in 2025
News Vehicle thefts fall statewide for the second year in a row as CHP continues targeted enforcement and prevention efforts What you need to know: Governor Newsom announced that vehicle theft declined by nearly 25% in 2025. California’s reduction in vehicle theft...
