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Gov. Gavin Newsom makes a point at the opening of the San Quentin Learning Center on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.<\/p>\n
JOS\u00c9 LUIS VILLEGAS<\/p>\n
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The FBI is warning local police that Iran could target the West Coast, including California, with drone strikes in retaliation for the U.S. and Israel\u2019s attacks, according to ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporters he was \u201caware\u201d of the report. His administration is working with the Office of Emergency Services\u2019 State Operations Center to funnel information to law enforcement, including local and federal agencies.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s all-around intelligence collecting, and it\u2019s all about a posture of preparedness for the worst-case scenario,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have been gaming those out for some time as it relates to, again, what the FBI has been warning of. Again, it\u2019s not a surprise, and it\u2019s sort of a large part of the larger spectrum of considerations that we have as it relates to doing what we can to support our federal partners and local partners at the state level, in terms of what could happen next.\u201d<\/p>\n Gina Swankie, a spokesperson for the FBI\u2019s Sacramento field office, declined to comment, and said in an email the agency \u201cwill neither confirm nor deny\u201d ABC\u2019s reporting.<\/p>\n The U.S. and Israel launched surprise attacks on February 28 on Iranian cities and government and military sites. A missile hit an elementary school, killing at least 175 people, mostly children<\/a>. A preliminary military investigation determined the U.S. was at fault, the New York Times reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n President Donald Trump has offered shifting timelines for when the U.S. attacks will end. More than 1,200 Iranians, 8 U.S. soldiers and 17 Israelis have died, as of Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n Iran has attacked sites across the Middle East in response.<\/p>\n Newsom, who has a combative relationship with the White House, said he has not spoken to Trump about the war.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve seen no real end game in sight as it relates to the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d he said, referring to the waterway choke point that oil tankers leaving the Persian Gulf must pass through and that Iran has vowed to use force to keep closed.<\/p>\n The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n Newsom said his administration has met with security officials to \u201cgame out\u201d how to respond in \u201cbreak-the-glass\u201d scenarios should Iran attack.<\/p>\n \u201cWe hope those don\u2019t occur, but I imagine there\u2019s few governors in the country that are not doing the same under these remarkable circumstances,\u201d Newsom said.<\/p>\n This story was originally published March 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n
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