SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR Daniel Lurie, weighing in on President Donald Trump’s threats to send the National Guard to his city, said deploying troops wouldn’t help with the city’s ongoing efforts to combat drug dealing.
“I am deeply grateful to the members of our military for their service to our country, but the National Guard does not have the authority to arrest drug dealers — and sending them to San Francisco will do nothing to get fentanyl off the streets or make our city safer,” he said in a statement released by his office Monday afternoon.
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