Overview

• Benioff posted on X that San Francisco does not need National Guard troops and apologized for causing concern, citing the city’s feedback and the safe completion of Dreamforce.
• His earlier New York Times interview endorsed National Guard patrols in San Francisco and praised President Donald Trump, saying, “We don’t have enough cops, so if they can be cops, I’m all for it.”
• Political and philanthropic fallout included an op-ed rebuke from Laurene Powell Jobs, a resignation by Salesforce Foundation board member Ron Conway, and a public letter from more than 180 workers and alumni.
• San Francisco officials including District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, Mayor Daniel Lurie, and Sheriff Paul Miyamoto rejected the idea as unnecessary, noting ongoing local public safety efforts.
• Dreamforce drew roughly 45,000 attendees with several hundred off-duty officers hired for security, while Trump referenced support for sending troops and discussed putting San Francisco next as courts have challenged deployments elsewhere.