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Despite worries, Martinez BLM protest draws 1,000 in peaceful solidarity
"I think a lot of people are starting to wake up and even though this is a quiet little town, it shows that it can happen anywhere.”Read More
Advocates rally for San Quentin inmate release amid massive Covid-19 outbreak
The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights will join faith leaders and advocates at a rally Sunday at the main gates of San Quentin State Prison in Marin County...Read More
Trump answers cries for justice with threats of fascism
Change, inevitable and constant, flows like a lazy river until the currents of history accelerate into rapids of sudden crises.Read More
Coalition rallies for African American Studies outside Fort Mason City College campus
A rally will be held Monday to protest the pending closure of the Fort Mason campus of City College of San Francisco and seek the hiring of full-time African...Read More
Car caravan ‘civic action’ shuts down westbound Bay Bridge
Protesters in vehicles stopped westbound traffic on the Bay Bridge Sunday. According to witness accounts, police are walking along the shoulder and California Highway Patrol vehicles are attempting to...Read More
Thousands follow students in march decrying decade of police killings
"We are here as integral children of our generation to disrupt their peace." Read More
Crowd gathers again in protest at Fremont Police Department
About 300 protesters are demonstrating peacefully in Fremont Thursday evening, a police spokeswoman said. Carrying signs, chanting and drumming, the 300 or so started walking at about 5 p.m....Read More
Peaceful Fremont protest finds no solidarity with police
“Take a knee. Take a knee. Take a knee.” Voices in the crowd surrounding the Fremont Police Department rung out Tuesday in a loud cry for empathy and solidarity....Read More
Contra Costa imposes countywide nightly curfew until further notice
Following in the footsteps of neighboring Alameda County, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday imposed a nightly curfew designed to keep people indoors and safe in...Read More
Santa Rosa police arrest 27 people after ordering demonstrators to disperse
Police arrested 27 people in Santa Rosa on Monday night after hours of demonstrations in response to the death of an unarmed black man in police custody in Minneapolis...Read More
Mayor, police chief issue Sunday curfew to curb late protest violence, destruction
San Francisco officials are warning people heading into The City that a repeat episode of the vandalism, looting and fires that occurred late Saturday night will not be tolerated....Read More
Oakland protest takes down I-880 in solidarity for George Floyd
A protest in Oakland broke out late Friday afternoon in solidarity and demand for justice in the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis Monday. Most recent protest scenes...Read More
San Jose protesters shut down highway, demand justice for slain George Floyd
A group of protesters San Jose made their way onto Highway 101, bringing both directions of traffic to a standstill Friday afternoon. Demonstrators were gathered to demand justice for...Read More
Facebook defends political ad policy despite calls to regulate spread of lies
Facebook leaders responded Tuesday to a planned protest at their San Francisco building over their political ads policy. The protest had been planned at least a day in advance...Read More
Activists plan body bag demonstration calling for Trump, Pence removal
Members of the group Refuse Fascism on Tuesday will bring body bags to the Federal Building in San Francisco to send the message that they want U.S. President Donald...Read More
Covid-19 update: Swarms of unmasked ‘reopen’ protesters overshadow worker strikes, Oakland expands slow streets, Bay Area death toll reaches...
The warm Friday May Day drew heated protests up and down the state, some calling for better treatment, pay and protection of workers. Others came out to oppose shutdowns...Read More
Die-in protesters ‘at wits’ end’ over mayor’s refusal to shelter homeless in hotels
Clad in black and holding red flowers, about 10 people laid on the street in front of San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s home Thursday evening to call attention to...Read More
Covid-19 update: ‘Reopen’ protests under scrutiny, activists bring ‘body bags’ to SF, national deaths surpass 40,000
Testing and reopening strategies have emerged as prominent themes this past week both here at home in the Bay Area and across the country. But in the midst of...Read More
Covid-19 update: Outbreak shakes SF homeless shelter, Oakland slows streets, Newsom hopeful but cautious on state trajectory
As the holidays approach for several religious communities, local and state leaders are urging people to “hold the line,” as Gov. Gavin Newsom phrased it Friday. California as a...Read More
Protesters rally for immigrant rights after courthouse ICE arrests
Members of immigration rights organizations rallied outside Sonoma County Superior Court in Santa Rosa Tuesday morning to protest the arrest of two immigrants at the courthouse last week by...Read More