Overview

• The president said he would “strongly” recommend deploying the Guard to San Francisco, asserting without specifics that unnamed “government officials” asked for it.
• Gov. Gavin Newsom and San Francisco leaders rejected the claim, highlighting official data that violent crime is down 22% year over year in the city.
• State officials warned they would fight any deployment in court, pointing to rulings that blocked or questioned similar actions in Los Angeles and Oregon.
• Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff initially backed sending troops before clarifying his position, while Dreamforce proceeded with a heavy SFPD presence downtown.
• Civil-rights and immigrant advocates cautioned that a militarized response would stoke fear in communities and said rapid-response networks are preparing.