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Police Use Jackhammers To Break Up Chained Student Protesters Blocking Highway 1
Police arrested six protesters from the University of California, Santa Cruz, who shut down State Route 1 for several hours by chaining themselves to bins filled with concrete placed in lanes.
Oakland Protests, Staffing Shortages Send Police Overtime Estimate To $30M
Oakland’s Police Chief says the city has spent $3-million on overtime for his officers covering protests, and the department could spend upwards of $30-million on overtime, despite budgeting just $15-million for this fiscal year.
Protest Brewing Over Karl Rove Appearance At Event Hosted By East Bay Leadership Council
Decrying the former deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush as a “war criminal” who defends torture, protesters are planning to gather in front of a Concord hotel tonight where Karl Rove is scheduled to speak.
Oakland Mayor Schaaf: MLK Day Protests Outside Her Home Were ‘Legitimate’
A day after protesters staged a pre-dawn demonstration outside of newly inaugurated Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s home on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the mayor responded Tuesday by saying their complaints are legitimate.
San Mateo Bridge Reopens After Stanford Students Abandon Cars In Traffic For MLK Day Protest
Over 100 Stanford students and community members demonstrating against police brutality temporarily shut down the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge Monday afternoon, snarling the evening commute.
Oakland Coliseum BART Station Reopens After Closure By Police Brutality Protesters Gathered For MLK Day March
A large crowd of protesters left Fruitvale BART station in Oakland Monday afternoon, police said.
Oakland Protesters Stage Noisy Demonstration To ‘Wake Up The Mayor’ At Libby Schaaf’s House
Dozens of protesters demonstrated outside Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf’s home early Monday morning .
Oakland Protest In Honor Of Martin Luther King Jr. Shut Down BART Station Temporarily
Demonstrators gathered at Frank Ogawa Plaza around 7 p.m. and have been marching through the streets since around 7:30 p.m., according to Oakland police.
Marches, Die-Ins, Protests, Demonstrations Across Oakland On Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Weekend
About a hundred protesters were on the move in East Oakland Saturday evening after a day of planned and spontaneous demonstrations around the city for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
WHEN AND WHERE: More BART, Traffic Disruptions Planned During #MLKShutItDown Weekend
It’s the calm after the spoon-banging storm that shut down three San Francisco BART stations Friday morning, but it won’t last for long.
