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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,…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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Car caravan ‘civic action’ shuts down westbound Bay Bridge

Protesters in vehicles stopped westbound traffic on the Bay Bridge Sunday. https://twitter.com/AmyTheFoote/status/1272326257355583488 According to witness accounts, police are walking along…

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Thousands follow students in march decrying decade of police killings

"We are here as integral children of our generation to disrupt their peace."

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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