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Oakland families rally against school closures
Oakland families are rallying and marching to City Hall in protest against the district's plan to close, merge and downsize schools. Read More
Hundreds of SFO food workers to protest Wednesday for better health care
Hundreds of airport workers will protest Wednesday at San Francisco International Airport to highlight demands for affordable health care benefits, according to union officials. The protest is scheduled from...Read More
Ellis Act protesters blast real estate speculators as tenants face eviction
The Ellis Act is being used to evict a group of 19th Streets tenants, and they're not alone. Protesters Monday called for repeal of the 1985 law.Read More
Activists hold graphic protest against university’s Tyson Foods contract
Student animal rights activists spilled “blood” on the steps of Sproul Hall at the University of California at Berkeley on Wednesday because the school has a contract with a...Read More
Protesters stop Israeli ship from being unloaded at Port of Oakland
At least 100 people protested the arrival Friday morning in Oakland of an Israeli ship from Asia as part of an effort to support the Palestinian claim to land...Read More
Anti-abortion group security guards face charges for Planned Parenthood incident
Misdemeanor charges have been filed against two private security guards in connection with a protest last year outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in Walnut Creek, the Contra Costa County...Read More
Protest highlights distrust in new administration as bystanders question motivations
About 150 black bloc demonstrators marched Wednesday in Sacramento, hoping to expel potential far-right demonstrators from town. Protesters focused their attention against the self-proclaimed chauvinist right-wing Proud Boys group,...Read More
Pelosi calls on Pence, cabinet to remove Trump under 25th Amendment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, on Thursday called for Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet of President Donald Trump to remove Trump from office via the 25th...Read More
Protesters clog Bay Bridge in support of Indian farmers
A protest in support of Indian farmers has clogged traffic at the Bay Bridge toll plaza on Saturday afternoon. Posts on social media show the protesters, traveling in a...Read More
Group to protest for medical release of Martinez inmate
Family and supporters of Tyejaun Shepherd will hold a protest at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Martinez Detention Facility, 1000 Ward St. in Martinez “to demand that the County...Read More
Altercation breaks out at Walnut Creek protest
A group of somewhere between 100 and 200 people are protesting in Walnut Creek Saturday night. Videos posted to social media have captured diners being disrupted, at least one...Read More
Police warn of ‘extremely dangerous’ armed caravans of thieves striking cities across nation
Roving armed caravans of thieves are targeting businesses in Oakland, police Chief Susan Manheimer said at a news briefing Thursday following a police shooting on election night that left...Read More
Volatile backdrop sets stage for violent counterprotest in SF ‘free speech’ rally
Donald Trump supporters held a permitted rally for “free speech” at the San Francisco United Nations Plaza Saturday, though the term rally in this case is overstated given the...Read More
Walnut Creek City Council challengers shine light on police reform, social justice issues
Several Walnut Creek City Council candidate challengers in the Nov. 3 election were either motivated to run because of policing and social justice issues, or support significant movement on...Read More
City won’t seek curfew violation charges against San Jose protesters
The city of San Jose will not pursue charges against those arrested for breaking a citywide curfew imposed May 31 in the wake of civil unrest and protests, the...Read More
Police arrest San Jose City Hall vandalism suspect
San Jose Police arrested a suspect for allegedly vandalizing City Hall late Friday. The incident followed a similar situation at the home of Mayor Sam Liccardo. At about 10:45...Read More
Police say ‘agitators’ turned peaceful Oakland protest violent, destructive
Over 600 people participated in largely peaceful protests Wednesday night against the police shooting of a Black man on Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Oakland police said. Things took a...Read More
Schaaf says Oakland vandalism ‘agitators’ play into Trump’s ‘twisted campaign strategy’
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf chastised people who attended a protest over the weekend for vandalizing a police station and attempting to set the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse on fire....Read More
Palo Alto, Oakland rallies planned in solidarity with Portland protesters
Two rallies to support protesters in Portland, Oregon are planned Saturday in the Bay Area, one in Palo Alto near Stanford University and the other in downtown Oakland. The...Read More
More than 700 health care workers plan five-day picket over cuts, contract, lack of PPE
"We are confronting a pandemic without the staffing levels and PPE we need to keep ourselves and our patients safe." Read More