San Francisco leaders push back against Trump’s National Guard threat

As Trump targets SF, other Bay Area cities say no indication of National Guard deployment

President Donald Trump this week appeared to double down on sending the National Guard to San Francisco. But could that mean troop deployments to other parts of the Bay Area? Officials across the region, including in San Jose, Oakland, Concord and Berkeley, said they’ve received no indication of the military’s imminent arrival in their jurisdictions. As Trump mobilizes troops to Democratic cities across the country in what he says is an effort t…

San Francisco Mayor Responds to Trump Comments About Sending National Guard

San Francisco-Mayor Daniel Lurie said Oct. 20 that sending the National Guard to San Francisco will not help with issues that the city has already made progress with. “I am deeply grateful to the members of our military for their service to our country, but the National Guard does not have the authority to arrest drug dealers—and sending them to San Francisco will do nothing to get fentanyl off the streets or make our city safer,” Lurie said in …

San Francisco leaders push back against Trump's National Guard threat

President Trump keeps threatening to send National Guard troops to San Francisco, calling it crime-ridden and claiming residents want federal help.

SF leader calls Trump's threat to send National Guard to city 'un-American'

"We just don't need it. It's not right. It's un-American. San Franciscans aren't going to have it," Supervisor Rafael Mandelman said. "We are not looking for a fight with the federal government. But if the fight comes to us, we will be able to respond."

San Francisco mayor rejects Trump's National Guard deployment plan over drug dealer arrest authority

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie rejected President Donald Trump's plan to deploy National Guard troops to the city, citing lack of arrest authority for drug dealers.

Day Around the Bay: Mayor Lurie Says National Guard Can't Arrest Drug Dealers

Local:As Trump's threat to send the National Guard into San Francisco inches closer to becoming a reality, Mayor Daniel Lurie put out a statement saying, "the National Guard does not have the authority to arrest drug dealers — and sending them to San Francisco will do nothing to get fentanyl off the streets or make our city safer." He added that he would "would welcome stronger coordination with the FBI, DEA, ATF, and U.S. Attorney to execute ta…