THE BUZZ: TO THE TRENCHES — As President Donald Trump and Republicans lead a multi-front assault on sanctuary-city laws, local officials in San Francisco are digging in for battle.

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San Francisco tech founder Alex Beckman and his wife, Valerie Lau, were arrested last week and charged with defrauding investors out of millions of dollars.

At an SF show, comedian Kate Willett made clever jabs about the tech scene's obsession with psychedelics. Plus, a garage sale at a decommissioned naval base.

In a press release obtained by NBC News, the press conference is to "publicly reaffirm San Francisco's commitment as a Sanctuary City and share critical resources for immigrant communities."

Authorities believe their mother was hit and killed by a vehicle in the Portola Valley area of San Mateo County in the San Francisco Bay Area, zoo officials said. The mountain lion carcass has since vanished, so they can’t confirm her relationship to the cubs through DNA.

Three California cities showed the largest increases and decreases in an annual report of the best-performing cities in the nation.

The Milken Institute’s annual report gauges the best cities based on metrics including job and wage growth, affordability and other economic factors.

The closure will deepen the challenges faced by the struggling mall and reflects the broader decline of retail in the city.

Books Inc., the oldest independent bookstore chain in San Francisco's Bay Area, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in an effort to save its remaining businesses.

According to AccuWeather, a storm sliding south along the California coast from Friday to Sunday could bring some much-needed rainfall.

San Francisco leaders reaffirmed its status as a sanctuary city on Tuesday as the Trump administration vows to make good on campaign promises for increased immigration enforcement.