San Francisco, Trump and Lurie
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SAN FRANCISCO – On a day when protests broke out in the East Bay over an influx of federal immigration agents into the region, Warriors coach Steve Kerr praised San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie for his part in ensuring that a “surge” of personnel did not enter the city.
"This doesn't make our city safer, it terrorizes our communities," Lurie said. "We don't exactly know what the federal government is planning in San Francisco and across the Bay Area, but we do know this federal administration has a playbook in cities across the country.
Amid tensions with President Trump over potential federal intervention, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie used an Amazon event to declare the city “on the rise,” pointing to AI innovation and falling crime as proof of recovery.
DRIVING THE DAY: Donald Trump today announced he’s called off plans to send federal agents to the Bay Area for an immigration operation after speaking with San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and members of the city’s tech elite.
Lurie’s new executive directive comes one day after City Attorney David Chiu said his office is prepared to sue the Trump administration.
Mayor Daniel Lurie said Monday that sending the National Guard to San Francisco, as President Trump has threatened to do, would not make the city safer or help it tackle the ongoing drug crisis.
Police made zero arrests Saturday in connection with the No Kings protests in San Francisco and Oakland, which drew at least 60,000 demonstrators combined in support of American democracy.