– California Governor Gavin Newsom
“For those of you out there protesting, I want you to know that you matter,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom during a press conference early Monday afternoon.
The governor made these statements after a long weekend of continued demonstrations in the wake of the police killings of African-American George Floyd in Minnesota last week.
Newsom has already deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles County because of incidents of looting and fires by those bent on wreaking having as peaceful protests continue pushing their mission for justice and institutional change.
The governor further declared, 7,000 members of the California Highway Patrol are on full tactical alert to assist local authorities as needed to stem vandalism and looting.
The governor committed to do his part to dismantle the institutional racism that has driven California residents and others to the streets is the ongoing battle for justice and an end to systemic inequities.
