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That evening, Reagan declared a state of emergency in Berkeley and sent in 2,700 California National Guard troops. [ 5 ] [ 23 ] The Berkeley City Council voted 8–1 against the decision. [ 26 ] [ 34 ] For two weeks, the streets of Berkeley were patrolled by the troops, who broke up even small demonstrations with tear gas. [ 25 ]
Congress, the President, and DoD recognized that the WMD-CSTs, {responding under the authority of the Governor (Only for the National Guard)}, provide significant capabilities to assist local and state agencies that may be overwhelmed by a large-scale terrorist attack or where specific technical capabilities to identify CBRN materials are required.
Firefighters, staged to protect properties and businesses, came under attack and National Guard units were dispatched to protect them at 4 P.M. [20] At least one contemporary news report filed by the Associated Press stated that sniping (at law enforcement) was "sporadic and 'almost continuous'". [19]
The head of the California National Guard, who has presided over a series of scandals during the last 3½ years, will retire at the end of the month, Gov. Gavin Newsom's office confirmed Monday.
Hochul, a Democrat, said she will deploy 750 members of the National Guard to the subways to assist the New York Police Department with bag checks at entrances to busy train stations.
Sheriff Robert Luna announced several measures to ramp up security in the evacuated areas, after more than 20 arrests were made on suspicion of looting over the last few days.
The California Military Department is an agency defined under the California Military and Veterans Code § 50. It includes the California National Guard (Army and Air), California State Guard, and the Youth and Community Programs. The California Military Department and the California National Guard are sometimes referred to interchangeably.
On May 17, he stole a 57.3-tonne (56.4-long-ton; 63.2-short-ton) tank from the local California Army National Guard armory and drove it around for six miles (9.7 km), crushing cars and infrastructure in his path—though without injuring anyone.