The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/10/22/dont-take-the-bait-protesters-warned-not-to/Thursday could bring chaos to the Bay Area, and local leaders are hoping against hope that any protesters can temper their passions long enough to avoid what Trump and his team surely want, which are television images of violence and protest chaos that they can use to make their case for fascism. SF Mayor Daniel Lurie rushed to put out a video statement, which had clearly been prepared in advance of Wednesday's news that at least 100 US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents were assembling at Coast Guard Base Alameda in preparation for some sort of operation. Lurie made his statement flanked by law enforcement and city leaders, including supervisors Connie Chan and Rafael Mande

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