Within a half hour of the start of the protest, the crowd faced off against a line of police officers that had formed on the next block, with several police vehicles positioned behind them. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhose streets? Our streets!\u201d the crowd chanted as it moved to meet the police line. <\/p>\n
On the front line, talking to police, stood 72-year-old Janet Militello. <\/p>\n
\u201cI saw all of the cops lined up with all of their trucks and I told them, \u2018Move away, you\u2019re going to incite the crowd, nobody\u2019s even noticed you down here yet,\u2019 and that\u2019s exactly what happened,\u201d Militello said. \u201cThis is a shame. The police are so afraid of something happening, and they\u2019re going to make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
The two sides stood just a few feet apart and around 7:30 p.m. the police declared an unlawful assembly and ordered the crowd to disperse. <\/p>\n
Many did leave at that time, but others chose to stay and lock arms, chanting \u201cWho do you protect? Who do you serve?\u201d <\/p>\n
One person standing among the protesters\u2019 front line shouted, \u201cShow no fear! Show no fear!\u201d over and over.<\/p>\n The police began advancing, in some cases shoving people backward or prodding them with batons. At least one bottle and the metal base of a barricade were hurled toward officers. <\/p>\n Footage captured by Mission Local showed at least one person being detained and placed in handcuffs. <\/p>\n Protesters continued moving backward and police periodically stopped, only to advance again. <\/p>\n After being pushed back two blocks, protesters turned away from police just after 8 p.m. and moved south toward Market Street to reunite with a group that had split off earlier in the evening. <\/p>\n The crowd walked down Market toward the Ferry Building, then back up. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/250608-ICE-OUT-OF-THE-BAY-AC-14-KQED.jpg\")
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