Bay Area, No Kings and protests
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RIYA MINGLANI: According to 5050, 12,000 people came to the protest in San Jose, with 1000 people packed in St. James Park. While people showed up for all sorts of reasons, many were there protesting President Trump’s immigration policies.
Protests large and small were set for Saturday throughout the Bay Area, from banner-hangings on overpasses, to major gatherings in San Jose’s St. James Park, and in Oakland’s Wilma
On the eve of anti-Trump demonstrations in San Jose – one of 58 locations in the Bay Area among more than 2,000 “No Kings” events nationwide and Western Europe – Mayor Matt Mahan said he supports the protest,
The LAPD said on social media that the people in the crowd were throwing "rocks, bricks, bottles and other objects" while they were near the federal building.
DOUBLE DOSE OF THE BLUES: Don’t forget the 42nd Fountain Blues & Brews Festival — the state’s longest-running blues festival — has expanded to two days, both Saturday and Sunday, at downtown’s Plaza de Cesar Chavez.
Thousands of people packed large protests in San Jose, Oakland and Walnut Creek, many waving signs and chanting as speakers took to microphones. In all, more than 50 separate protests involving
Demonstrations are scheduled across California, including Visalia and surrounding cities, according to a map of events shared by NoKings.org.