SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump was geared up for a show of federal force in San Francisco, a city he’s blasted as everything wron…
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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 San Francisco Chronicle reports that 100 federal agents are expected to arrive at the base in Alameda starting Thursday. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have condemned the move, saying it is meant to provoke protests. President Donald Trump has repeatedly mentioned deploying National Guard troops to the city over crime concerns, as he has in other Democratic cities. Local and state leaders say crime in San Francisco is at record lows, and they have vowed legal action.