Overview
- KCRA reporting says dozens of California Highway Patrol officers have accompanied Kamala Harris since September 2025 and continue to shadow her during a nationwide book tour.
- Articles report that California taxpayers are covering salaries, travel, overtime, and logistics for the detail, though agencies have declined to release totals or staffing figures.
- Coverage outlines shifting federal protection: Joe Biden extended Harris’s post-office security to July 2026, President Donald Trump revoked that extension effective September 1, 2025, and the White House later set protection through September 2025.
- A retired CHP officer, Tom Lackey, told KCRA the security outlay is significant, without providing a dollar estimate.
- OANN reports the operation has included coordination with Governor Gavin Newsom’s office and the LAPD, with reported stops in London and Toronto, and no stated end date for the state-backed arrangement.