SACRAMENTO — President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles this summer has cost taxpayers about $118 million so far, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced Thursday.
Most of that cost — $71 million — covered food and basic necessities for the mission. It also includes about $37 million in payroll. The rest of the total went to logistics supplies, travel and costs related to recalling most of the soldiers in July.
The estimate comes from a response to a Freedom of Information Act request, according to the governor’s office…