"Lurie made his statement flanked by law enforcement and city leaders, including supervisors Connie Chan and Rafael Mandelman, City Attorney David Chiu, and Interim SFPD Chief Paul Yep. Lurie's main message, much like the messages put out by Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and Governor Gavin Newsom today, is for everyone who is disgusted, angered, and appalled by the Trump administration's actions to try to temper that anger and not play into Trump's hand."
"Lurie was careful yet again not mention Trump by name that wasn't the case for Newsom, who tweeted today, "President Trump and Stephen Miller's authoritarian playbook is coming for another of our cities, and violence and vandalism are exactly what they're looking for to invoke chaos. Help keep yourself and your communities safe. Remain peaceful." Newsom also said that the administration's "self-created chaos" will then be used by them as an "excuse for militarization.""
At least 100 U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents assembled at Coast Guard Base Alameda in preparation for a federal operation. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie delivered a prearranged video statement flanked by city leaders and law enforcement urging restraint and peaceful protest to protect communities. Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and Governor Gavin Newsom echoed calls for calm, with Newsom naming President Trump and Stephen Miller and warning that violence and vandalism would be used to invoke chaos. Local leaders warned that violence and destruction would invite a more aggressive, potentially militarized federal response.
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