News Article Analysis: SF Gov Homework #4

News Article

Title: San Francisco will sue if Trump deploys National Guard, city attorney says

• Date: October 21, 2025

• Source: San Francisco Standard

• Summary: Trump threatened to send the National Guard in to San Francisco causing a lot of angry responses but what power the local government has seems to be very little.

Step 1: Relevant government entities from article:

• POTUS

• U.S. Supreme Court

• California Governor

• California Attorney General

• SF Mayor

• City Attorney

• District Attorney

Step 2: Relevant law(s) from article:

• Law: 10 U.S. Code § 12406 - National Guard in Federal service: call

  • Level: Federal

  • Type: Statutory

  • Details: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/12406

• Bonus Law: Administrative Code - Core Initiatives to Strengthen City’s Responses to Homelessness, Drug Abuse, Mental Health Needs, and Related Crises

  • Level: Local

  • Type: Ordinance

  • Details: https://sfgov.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7096263&GUID=018BB08D-30AB-46B5-9B9B-8DC75FB0DB5D&Options=Advanced&Search=

Step 3: Relevant Government Subgraph: