Overview
- Mayor Daniel Lurie said Monday that deploying the National Guard would not make San Francisco safer because Guardsmen cannot arrest drug dealers.
- Lurie cited falling violent crime, record-low tent encampments, and existing joint efforts through the Drug Market Agency Coordination Center as evidence of progress.
- He invited stronger coordination with the FBI, DEA, ATF, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office to run targeted operations against drug markets and cartels.
- Salesforce founder Marc Benioff walked back his earlier support for a troop deployment and apologized, saying he no longer believes the Guard is needed.
- The White House touted plans to send the Guard to San Francisco as part of a broader crime push, while Gov. Gavin Newsom rebuked the idea and highlighted CHP crime-suppression teams.