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Trans March Clash Prompts Mayor Meeting, Calls to Defund Police

7/15/2026

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Chief Derrick Lew said officers pursued two drone-operating suspects accused of spray-painting before the clash escalated.
Trans March organizers met Mayor Daniel Lurie at San Francisco City Hall on Monday about the June 26 clash.
Organizers demanded dropping charges, shifting safety funding from policing to community programs, and replacing police with traffic managers.
Six individuals were arrested on vandalism charges after demonstrators threw bottles and climbed onto a police vehicle.

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Chief Derrick Lew said officers pursued two drone-operating suspects accused of spray-painting before the clash escalated.
Trans March organizers met Mayor Daniel Lurie at San Francisco City Hall on Monday about the June 26 clash.
Organizers demanded dropping charges, shifting safety funding from policing to community programs, and replacing police with traffic managers.
Six individuals were arrested on vandalism charges after demonstrators threw bottles and climbed onto a police vehicle.