The California Highway Patrol will continue surge operations for another month to combat crime in Oakland and other Bay Area locations, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday morning while urging a change to a controversial police policy.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging the city of Oakland to change its policies when it comes to police chases. In a Friday news conference, Newsom, alongside other advocates calling for change, said the city's current guidelines are too restrictive and encourage people to flee from law enforcement.

Gov. Gavin Newsom held a news conference Friday to pressure Oakland officials to scale back a policy that only allows the cops to chase someone if there’s reasonable suspicion they have committed a violent crime.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California Highway Patrol and some Oakland leaders on Friday strongly advocated for loosening up on police pursuit policies.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday the state will continue to support Oakland and the East Bay in an ongoing crime crackdown, but also called for a change in the city's pursuit policy.