San Francisco has avoided an aggressive immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump — for now. 

As CalMatters’ Carolyn Jones explains, Bay Area officials and residents remain on alert after Trump called off his plans on Thursday for a “surge” of federal immigration enforcement in San Francisco. The move comes a day after the president sent about 100 federal agents to Coast Guard Island in nearby Alameda, prompting state and city leaders to denounce the potential deployment of federal troops in San Francisco. 

In a social media post, Trump cited discussions with San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and calls with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff as reasons why he canceled the show-of-force. (After receiving public backlash, Benioff — who does not primarily live in San Francisco — walked back comments he made earlier this month supporting the deployment of the National Guard to the city).

Trump’s post ended with the phrase, “Stay tuned!”

On Thursday morning, protestors gathered at the entrance to the Alameda military base, where federal agents used a flash-bang grenade and pepper powder to disperse the crowd, according to KQED. At least two arrests were made.

Meanwhile, Lurie said that San Francisco “remains prepared for any scenario.” In Oakland — where Trump previously floated sending federal troops — its Mayor Barbara Lee said the city stands “ready to support our residents through every legal and appropriate means available.”

And Diana Crofts-Pelayo, a spokesperson for Gov. Gavin Newsom, said the office is continuing to monitor the region “as the days progress.”

• Crofts-Pelayo, in an emailed statement: “Trump has finally, for once, listened to reason — and heard what we have been saying from the beginning. The Bay Area is a shining example of what makes California so special, and any attempt to erode our progress would damage the work we’ve done.”

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Speaking of Trump and Newsom:

• Vetoing bills: Newsom spiked more than 100 pieces of legislation this session, citing Trump and “hostile” federal policies in several of his veto messages. Read more from CalMatters’ Ryan Sabalow. 

• Planned Parenthood funding: Newsom on Thursday said the state will invest more than $140 million to assist California’s remaining Planned Parenthood clinics. Earlier this year the Trump administration banned the clinics, which is the state’s largest abortion provider, from receiving federal Medicaid payments. About 80% of Medi-Cal patients use Planned Parenthood for reproductive health care, cancer screenings and primary care check ups. Read more from CalMatters’ Kristen Hwang.

California congressmembers are calling for an investigation as more details emerge about the Marine artillery mishap over Interstate 5 on Saturday, reports CalMatters’ Deborah Brennan.

In a planned demonstration involving firing 60 rounds of artillery at San Diego County’s Camp Pendleton, an apparent misfire ended up scattering shrapnel over the coastal freeway. The shrapnel struck a California Highway Patrol motorcycle and an empty patrol vehicle. The demonstration was in celebration of the U.S. Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary, which was attended by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Public safety officials and former members of the military said the demonstration’s location was unusual, and that live-fire training typically takes place on designated ranges within the base.

U.S. Rep. Mike Levin, a Democrat who represents the district that includes Camp Pendleton, sent a letter to Hegseth demanding answers to questions about the incident, including who decided to shoot live artillery over the freeway. Twenty-six other California congressmembers and the state’s two senators also signed the letter.

• Levin, to CalMatters: “I’m led to believe the decision-making did not put public safety first.”

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Los Angeles County leaders are calling on their sheriff to limit license plate reader data sharing after CalMatters found that some law enforcement agencies were illegally sharing the data with federal immigration agencies, write Phoebe Huss of CalMatters’ College Journalism Network and Khari Johnson.

The county’s board of supervisors submitted the motion in September, requesting that the sheriff’s department not use license plate data it collects for non-criminal immigration enforcement. They also called for the department to conduct privacy training for deputies and delete plate sightings after 60 days, unless the plates are flagged on criminal lists.

The request cited a June CalMatters report, which found that a dozen Southern California police and sheriff’s departments shared such data with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection — despite a 2015 state law banning California law enforcement agencies from sharing license plate reader data with federal entities.

CalMatters did not find that the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department shared data with ICE or the Border Patrol, but some L.A.-area agencies did. The sheriff’s department says it “welcomes” the request and will review its policies.

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Nearly 80% of voters are concerned with affording health care, according to the latest poll by the California Wellness Foundation. Close to 40% of Californians surveyed also said they know someone whose mental health has worsened due to immigration raids under the current administration. Read more about the poll’s findings from CalMatters’ Ana B. Ibarra.

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CalMatters columnist Dan Walters: With the possibility of mid-cycle redistricting and generational conflicts among Democratic politicians, California’s political leadership could experience a shakeup.