{"id":95877,"date":"2025-06-15T07:11:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T07:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/15\/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-06-15T07:11:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T07:11:30","slug":"no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/15\/no-kings-protests-draw-thousands-across-the-bay-area-to-rally-against-president-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No Kings\u2019 Protests Draw Thousands Across the Bay Area to Rally Against President Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\u201cIt\u2019s a protest to reject authoritarian rule and the idea that any one person including President Trump is above the people,\u201d said Liliana Soroceanu an organizer with Indivisible San Francisco.<\/p>\n

Thousands marched from Dolores Park to Civic Center in San Francisco, with protesters densely spanning the entire 1.5-mile path.<\/p>\n

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Crowds gathered for the \u2018No King\u2019 protests that coincide with President Donald Trump\u2019s 79th birthday on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento\/KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People demonstrating during the \u2018No Kings\u2019 protest in San Francisco on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento\/KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Michelle Espinoza, a San Francisco resident, is a daughter of immigrants from Mexico. She said she was at the protests to show her support for her friends and family and those who were not able to join out of fear.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt does make me feel better to see that there\u2019s all of these people who are coming to support, not just the Latino community but all people affected by this administration,\u201d Espinoza said. \u201cIt brings a kind of hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Thousands of protesters march down Dolores Street in San Francisco as part of the No Kings protest on June 14, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento\/KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Thousands of protesters march down Market Street in San Francisco as part of the No Kings protest on June 14, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento\/KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maria Alvarez, who protested in San Jos\u00e9, said she feels outraged.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis president needs to get put in check,\u201d said Alvarez, the daughter of an immigrant. \u201cAll kinds of people are getting oppressed and it\u2019s not acceptable at all. I\u2019m just here out of rage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marta Guerrero and her daughter Karina Soto, both of whom are educators, said they were at the protest in San Jos\u00e9 to support democracy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know what this country can be, the promise of this country,\u201d said Soto. \u201cWe have to fight for it, because I had no idea how quickly it could be taken away.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Daniella coats herself in a Mexican flag to protest the Trump administration during a No Kings Day protest in San Jos\u00e9 on June 14, 2025. (Aryk Copley for KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Protestors dressed as battered and imprisoned versions of Lady Liberty (left) and Mo Little Dove (right) join other protestors in a demonstration outside of the Old County Courthouse in San Jos\u00e9 during a No Kings Day protest on June 14, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento\/KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Officers from the Santa Clara Sheriff\u2019s Department arrive on site to an anti-Trump protest in San Jos\u00e9 on June 14, 2025. (Aryk Copley for KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sara Moiseff, who\u2019s transgender, also took part in the demonstrations in San Jos\u00e9, taking aim at\u00a0 the federal government\u2019s immigration enforcement via deportations .<\/p>\n

\u201cTransgender people are one of the most highly ostracized and persecuted minorities in this country, and they continue to receive only more pushback, more hatred, more discrimination,\u201d Moiseff said. \u201cI want to be a part of the fight against oppressive forces in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Protestors gather in St. James Park during the early hours of a No Kings Day protest in San Jos\u00e9 on June 14, 2025. (Aryk Copley for KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Will Komar holds up a homemade sign during an anti-Trump demonstration in San Jos\u00e9 on June 14, 2025. (Aryk Copley for KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At a rally in Oakland, which organizers say drew an estimated 10,000 demonstrators, Denise Martin emphasized immigration rights and gay rights as key motivators for coming out to protest.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are the people and we want to be heard,\u201d Martin said. \u201cOur freedom is important to all of us, and the Constitution. \u2026 Nobody\u2019s above the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Giving a speech at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland Councilmember Carroll Fife said she hadn\u2019t seen such a big crowd in 30 years. She told the crowd that the police chief warned her and other elected officials about coming out today in the wake of the shootings in Minnesota where a Democratic state legislator and her husband were killed and another was injured.<\/p>\n

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Oakland mayor Barbara Lee speaks to a crowd of protesters at the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. (Gina Castro\/KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Thousands of protesters march at the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. (Gina Castro\/KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cBecause elected officials are being targeted, because the way that our undocumented citizens are being targeted, makes me want to stand even taller and stronger,\u201d said Fife. \u201cUndocumented immigrants bring trillions of dollars that they will not see a benefit from, and they still work hard for our country. That is the most patriotic thing they could do. We are patriots and we are not ceding ground to the right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Congresswoman Lateefah Simon praised what she called \u201cthe most diverse congressional district in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe smell the stench of fascism,\u201d said Simon. \u201cLet me say this to the president of the United States: you don\u2019t get to storm the Capitol, lie to our people, defund the future, and then return four years later, demanding a crown. We say: Hell no.\u201d<\/p>\n

Konani Chinn, 20, described the crowd of\u00a0 thousands gathered in Oakland as \u201csuper powerful\u201d and praised everyone who came out.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt takes a lot of effort for everyone to come out here, especially like I mean this protest is mostly older white people who are privileged. \u2026 Protests that I\u2019ve been to personally in the past few years have been a lot of young people, more like marginalized people who are actively being affected. I think it\u2019s really amazing that all these people are coming out regardless of their connection to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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An inflatable Trump chicken is displayed at Frank H. Ogawa plaza during the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. (Gina Castro\/KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (right) addresses hundreds of protesters at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza during the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. (Gina Castro\/KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Protesters Mary Richardson, Joann George and Carol McCullough all came to the Oakland protest and expressed disgust and shame with their country.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything that we had fought for is being taken away from us,\u201d said McCullough.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople really need to pay attention,\u201d George added. \u201cwhen their Medicaid stops and their Social Security gets affected, they will know what this man is about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robin Kettelle, who just turned 66, said at the rally in Oakland, \u201cEnough is enough. I want to show the world that there is another set of beliefs that\u2019s going on in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Thousands of protesters march at the No Kings protest in Oakland on June 14, 2025. (Gina Castro\/KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Planning for the national day of action began weeks ago to protest Trump\u2019s military parade.<\/p>\n

But Soroceanu said Trump\u2019s deployment of the California National Guard and U.S. Marines in Los Angeles added to the sense of urgency among organizers.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration\u2019s immigration raids in L.A. this month sparked large-scale protests throughout the region. Trump federalized the National Guard on June 7, deploying 2,000 Guard troops, and later 700 Marines, to respond to the protests. Gov. Gavin Newsom has challenged the move in court, arguing the administration violated the law by not coordinating the deployment with him.<\/p>\n

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Thousands of protesters march in front of City Hall in San Francisco as part of the No Kings protest on June 14, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento\/KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThis militarization of law enforcement, which is both illegal and inappropriate, has escalated events in L.A. Yesterday, they assaulted a U.S. senator. So this is all behavior of a fascist regime,\u201d Soroceanu said, referring to an incident Thursday<\/a> when California Sen. Alex Padilla was removed from a press conference with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and forced to the ground.<\/p>\n

San Francisco police arrested more than 200 people in the hours following demonstrations on June 8 and 9, accusing some of vandalizing businesses or throwing objects at police.<\/p>\n

Soroceanu and other organizers urged attendees to remain peaceful and nonviolent at Saturday\u2019s protests, but local and state officials said they prepared for massive turnout and the possibility of clashes between protesters and police.<\/p>\n

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Drake Hosman (center) marches in the No Kings protest in San Francisco on June 14, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento\/KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Earlier Saturday, dozens of demonstrators and immigration lawyers gathered on Tehama Street in San Francisco, after they said immigrants received text messages from Immigration and Customs Enforcement telling them to \u201ccheck-in\u201d there.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect they were planning detentions at check-ins,\u201d said Sanika Mahajan, director of Community Engagement and Organizing at Mission Action, an immigrant advocacy group in San Francisco\u2019s Mission District. \u201c[ICE] have had to change tactics because of the people that have been showing up in large numbers to try to stop detentions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Camille Taiara, a volunteer with the National Lawyers Guild, said the doors to the offices were closed and that people who had shown up for the check-in didn\u2019t know what to do.<\/p>\n

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Doddie the dog sports a taco costume during a No Kings Day protest in San Jos\u00e9 on June 14, 2025. (Aryk Copley for KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe people who are reporting here all have immigration cases with the court, so they\u2019re trying to do the right thing,\u201d said Taiara. \u201cThey say these people are criminals \u2026 but there\u2019s no due process and it\u2019s been shown that the vast majority of people they are grabbing and detaining and sending God-knows-where have no criminal records.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBasically, it\u2019s state terror,\u201d Taiara added.<\/p>\n

ICE officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

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Young dancers perform outside of the Old County Courthouse in San Jos\u00e9 as part of a No Kings Day protest on June 14, 2025. (Aryk Copley for KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gov. Newsom announced Friday that the California Highway Patrol and the state\u2019s Office of Emergency Services would pre-deploy personnel to cities across the state ahead of the No Kings protests.<\/p>\n

\u201cCalifornia has zero tolerance for those who plan to take advantage of peaceful demonstrations with violence,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cWe\u2019re pre-deploying resources to maintain safety \u2014 and we will prosecute those who break the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Newsom added that all eight of CHP\u2019s Special Response Teams, consisting of 700 officers, were staged throughout the state.<\/p>\n

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie also announced Friday that he was activating the emergency operations center, where several city agencies, including law enforcement and emergency services, would be coordinating the city\u2019s response.<\/p>\n

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Supporters cheer as protesters march down Market Street in San Francisco as part of the No Kings protest on June 14, 2025. (Martin do Nascimento\/KQED)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lurie was flanked by the police chief, the sheriff, the district attorney and the head of the department of emergency management, many of whom stressed that law enforcement will arrest anybody who breaks the law.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

KQED\u2019s Juan Carlos Lara, Attila Pelit, Sara Hossaini, Vanessa Ranca\u00f1o and Brian Krans contributed to this story, which will be updated throughout the day.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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