Emily Shugerman of The San Francisco Standard spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about reports that Salesforce CEO and billionaire Marc Benioff has shifted his focus and money from California to Hawaiʻi.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has recently retracted his support for President Trump’s proposal to deploy the National Guard to San Francisco. In a public statement issued on October 17, 2025, Benioff expressed regret for his initial endorsement,

Ahead of the event, Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff tossed his support behind President Trump in a New York Times interview. He said the president is doing a great job and that he would be open to the National Guard being sent to San Francisco to address ongoing crime.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that "face-to-face communication" was still needed in sales. He recently hired between 3,000 and 5,000 salespeople.

President Donald Trump said he called off a planned federal "surge" in San Francisco after conversations with Mayor Daniel Lurie and Bay Area tech leaders Marc Benioff and Jensen Huang.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is sending mixed signals on AI's workplace impact. While the company replaced 4,000 customer support roles with AI agents,

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff clarified remarks that appeared to support deploying the National Guard to San Francisco, saying his focus is on safety and collaboration with local law enforcement.

My earlier comment came from an abundance of caution around the event, and I sincerely apologize for the concern it caused,” Benioff wrote on X.

David Spade wants to set the record straight after performing for pro-Trump billionaire Marc Benioff’s tech conference. Spade responded Sunday on his Fly on The Wall podcast to criticism over his set at an annual Salesforce conference hosted by Benioff,