Donald Trump folds like a deck chair and cancels San Francisco troop deployment after a ‘nice’ call I didn't expect him to give in. We Got This Covered · Oct 25, 2025
Trump was planning to send troops to San Francisco. Now he’s not. Here’s why The US president’s reversal was as capricious as his original plan. What if local billionaires had urged him to stick with it? The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2025
Daniel Lurie: the millionaire mayor who got Trump to back off (for now) San Francisco’s mayor, along with Silicon Valley leaders, managed to stop the president’s law enforcement surge The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2025
Coast guard security shoot at U-Haul truck after masked driver tries to back into California base Incident involving security personnel at Oakland base took place after day of anti-ICE protests The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025
First Thing: Trump backs down on sending federal troops to San Francisco Protesters flood streets in show of resistance. Plus, our architecture critic on Trump’s bulletproof ballroom bling The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025
'San Francisco Is On The Rise': Mayor Daniel Lurie Reveals Why Trump Will NOT Be Sending Federal Troops San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie explains how key discussions convinced Trump to cancel plans to deploy federal troops, signalling renewed confidence in the city's recovery. International Business Times UK · Oct 24, 2025
Here are the ‘incredible’ friends who convinced Trump not to surge troops to San Francisco The mercurial president said he’d received ‘four or five calls’ with some ‘very successful people’ who persuaded him to give San Francisco a chance The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025
Trump news at a glance: Trump scraps plan to send federal troops to San Francisco Bay Area President says San Francisco mayor and Silicon Valley leaders asked him to give the city ‘a chance’ – key US politics stories from Thursday 23 October at a glance The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2025
Trump calls off deployment of federal agents to San Francisco The decision came after an eleventh-hour call with Mayor Daniel Lurie. Axios · Oct 23, 2025
Trump called off sending border agents to San Francisco after mayor’s phone call The president wrote on Truth Social he was pausing the long-threatened crackdown after a call with the mayor and pressure from top tech CEOs The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
San Francisco Mayor Warns Trump Admin Seeks 'Backlash, Chaos and Violence' Ahead of Potential ICE Surge in City California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday the state would sue the federal government if Trump attempts to deploy National Guard troops into San Francisco Latin Times · Oct 23, 2025
Trump backs down on sending federal troops to San Francisco for immigration crackdown Protesters flood streets in show of resistance, as president calls off deployment after speaking with city’s mayor and Silicon Valley leaders The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2025
Federal agents sent to San Francisco area, which mayor says is meant to incite ‘chaos and violence’ The U.S. Coast Guard has announced it is providing a base for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in the San Francisco area The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
‘We’re just gonna kill people’: Trump says he does not need declaration of war for Venezuela strikes – as it happened This live blog is now closed. The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2025
The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2025 Trump poised to send scores of federal agents to San Francisco Newsom calls move ‘right out of the dictator’s handbook’ as agents prepare for key immigration enforcement operation
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025 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
Reason · Oct 21, 2025 Marc Benioff's Ideas for Fixing San Francisco Keep Getting Worse The billionaire Salesforce CEO said Trump should use the National Guard to clean up San Francisco's streets.
The Guardian - US · Oct 16, 2025 San Francisco opposes ‘authoritarian crackdown’ as Trump threatens to send troops President pushes hyperbolic claims of out-of-control crime as city leaders say no need for ‘Trump’s personal army’
The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025 A car-free stretch of highway in San Francisco leads to recall vote and warning to politicians A San Francisco supervisor who pushed to turn a 2-mile stretch of highway into a car-free park faces a recall vote in his district
The Guardian - US · Jul 24, 2025 Wear flowers in your hair … and take the bus: San Francisco fetes Grateful Dead concerts with tie-dye Transit will transport concertgoers at a three-day concert series celebrating 60th anniversary of the band’s formation
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025 San Francisco to ban homeless people from living in RVs with new parking limit San Francisco is set to ban homeless people from living in RVs with a new citywide parking limit of two hours on large vehicles
Al Jazeera · Jun 12, 2025 Which US cities have the LA immigration protests spread to? Protests opposing the ICE immigration raids have spread to cities from Seattle to San Antonio.
Latin Times · Jun 10, 2025 San Francisco Police Declares Unlawful Assembly Over Immigration Protests As Unrest Spills Out Of L.A. Police in San Francisco declared an unlawful assembly on Monday night following protests regarding the Trump administration's immigration policies
The Guardian - US · Jun 9, 2025 Glendale ends ‘divisive’ Ice detention contract amid California protests Decision comes as federal action to enforce US immigration laws inspired three days of protests in the LA area