President Trump keeps threatening to send National Guard troops to San Francisco, calling it crime-ridden and claiming residents want federal help.

In April 1906, an earthquake struck San Francisco, sparking a series of fires that destroyed more than 500 blocks in the center of the city. At the request of the then-mayor, troops who were stationed in the city responded to the crisis, though the deployment sparked controversy, particularly over troops’ use of force against suspected looters.

The San Francisco Chronicle, citing a source familiar with the operation, reported Wednesday that more than 100 CBP and other federal agents were expected to arrive this week. Both Lurie and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democrats, condemned the move, calling it a political stunt meant to provoke unrest.

In a "CBS Sunday Morning" interview to air Oct. 26, the California governor dismisses the president's proposal to send National Guard troops to San Francisco, and says that he would sue to block any such attempt.

After speaking with San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and Silicon Valley leaders, Trump said he decided to call off sending federal troops to the Bay Area

President Donald Trump this week appeared to double down on sending the National Guard to San Francisco. But could that mean troop deployments to other parts of the Bay Area? Officials across the region,

President Trump on Sunday said he would be sending the National Guard to San Francisco to make it "great again."

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Friday that her department won’t tolerate violence like the truck that rammed into a Coast Guard station in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday night.

Mayor Daniel Lurie said the National Guard cannot arrest drug dealers and opposed President Donald Trump's deployment plan for San Francisco crime crackdown.