• Even though there's little protest happening in LA this week and the curfew's been lifted, President Trump just activated another 2,000 National Guard troops in a blatantly unnecessary show of force. This comes a day after a panel of Ninth Circuit appellate judges indicated they may side with him on his use of the National Guard. [NBC Los Angeles] Update: The government clarified that the announcement pertained to the last 2,000 troops deployed, and the total number of federalized troops remains 4,800 — 4,100 National Guard, and 700 Marines. [Bay Area News Group]
  • Workers at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland are striking today over a plan to integrate employees onto a single pay system, which will cause some union members to have to pay more for their own healthcare. [KTVU]
  • San Francisco police are seeking the public's help in finding a missing 22-year-old man, Justice Goff, who was last seen on June 3, and whose vehicle was found abandoned near Lake Merced Boulevard and Middlefield Drive. [KRON4]
  • The SFMTA board has voted to advance a new permitting program that would effectively make most RV parking on SF streets illegal, while granting permits for a select few. [Mission Local]
  • The Chronicle has a story of a Guatemalan woman, Carolina, who is getting deported by the Trump administration and separated from her family after showing up for a routine appointment on her asylum case, even though all of her family are asylum seekers and she's the only one with a removal order. [Chronicle]
  • A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from forcing trans and nonbinary people to get passports with gender markers on them corresponding to their sex at birth. [ABC 7]
  • Elon Musk's xAI is reportedly burning through cash to the tune of $1 billion per month. [Bloomberg]

Top image: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 17: U.S. Marines and California National Guard stand guard outside of the federal building complex in downtown on June 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. California National Guard and U.S. Marines were called in by President Donald Trump to provide security against the wishes of state and local officials following protests in the city, sparked primarily by the immigration policies of the Trump administration. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)