California Edition

Billionaire 'Friends' Persuade Trump to Back Off San Francisco

Marc Benioff and Jensen Huang swayed the president against a crime crackdown in the city.

Mayor Daniel Lurie during the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco in June.

Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

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In a stunning turn, President Donald Trump said he will no longer send federal forces to San Francisco after calls with tech billionaires and Mayor Daniel Lurie.