Karen Bass Launches Task Force to Fight Retail Theft; Newsom Triples Highway Patrol in L.A.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass launched a new task force Thursday to fight mass looting and retail theft in the region, and Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he would triple the number of California Highway Patrol officers in the city to assist the effort.
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