A group of protesters demonstrated outside Antioch City Hall on June 29, calling for the removal of two officers, one of whom shot a homeless man in San Francisco.[5]
On June 1, protesters gathered at the intersection of Redwood Road and a driveway leading to an office of theCalifornia Highway Patrol. The demonstrators were loud, but there was no violence, vandalism, or looting.[7]
Hundreds of protesters, including high school students, marched throughMenlo Park,Palo Alto andEast Palo Alto on June 1. In the morning, people knelt on the lawn for nine minutes at Burgess Park and listened to speakers including Menlo Park's first African-American female mayor before marching to El Camino Park. Picketers blocked lanes onUS Route 101 and theOregon Expressway. Fireworks hit a patrol car but the officer was not injured. About 150 demonstrators marched toMark Zuckerberg's home and stayed briefly.[12]
On June 4, atMountain View, a large crowd gathered at the intersection of San Antonio Road and El Camino Real the night of June 4 to protest police violence. The protest, which shut down El Camino Real while protesters marched to the Mountain View City Hall, was organized by several seniors at Los Altos High School with civics teacher Seth Donnelly.[13]
On May 31, about 300 protesters gathered atNapa County Courthouse and Veterans Memorial Park. A previously scheduled protest inNapa was cancelled due to unfounded reports of outside groups threatening to disrupt the rally.[14]
On May 29, hundreds of protesters gathered near theOakland Police Department headquarters in downtown Oakland. Some protesters set off fireworks and threw bottles at police. Police fired flash-bang grenades and tear gas at the crowd. Many businesses in the area were ransacked or had their windows smashed. Several dozen protesters blocked traffic onInterstate 880, stopping traffic in both directions for about half an hour.[15] Oakland police department reported arrests but did not provide any specific details.[citation needed] Six police officers and seven civilians were injured in clashes.[16]
On July 25, initially peaceful protests in solidarity withPortland, Oregon against thedeployment of federal agents there turned violent and saw theOakland Police Department headquarters vandalized and theAlameda County courthouse set on fire. According to police, an estimated 700 people attended the overnight protest, with some demonstrators shooting fireworks, breaking windows, spraying graffiti, pointing lasers at officers and helicopters, chantingracial slurs at residents, and setting "multiple small fires in the downtown area". Several arrests were made.[17]
On June 5, inPleasanton, more than 2,000 demonstrated in a march that started at Amador Valley Community park and included an8-minute and 46 seconds moment of silence in remembrance of the timeGeorge Floyd spent being murdered by Derek Chauvin.[19]
On June 2, about 2,000 demonstrated in front of the oldSan Mateo County Courthouse inRedwood City. Police arrested seven men with guns who said they were trying to defend their property.[10]
Protest against police brutality outsideNorth Beach police station, San Francisco on June 7
On May 30, a protest was held atUN Plaza in the afternoon.[20] Later that night, looting occurred atUnion Square stores and ten arrests on felony looting were made. San Francisco MayorLondon Breed issued a curfew.[21]
On June 3, a protest of an estimated 12,000 to 16,000 people was organized atDolores Park.[22] On June 6, a protest on theGolden Gate Bridge drew thousands of attendees.
On June 11, Nurses for Racial Justice organized a march for health-care workers fromCPMC Van Ness Campus toSan Francisco City Hall at 7:45pm. Another march to San Francisco Police Headquarters occurred earlier in the day. A third group of skateboarders protested at a rally calledBomb Hills 4 Black Lives atJustin Herman Plaza.[23]
On May 29, hundreds of protesters blocked traffic onHighway 101, then marched toCity Hall.[15][27] At Highway 101, some people in the group were seen attacking vehicles.[28] One man was filmed smashing a car's window while a woman pulled on the doors and yelled at the occupants to get out.[29] Protesters also blocked Interstate 880. Some threw bottles and rocks and launched firecrackers at police, injuring some officers. Many businesses and properties had their windows smashed and were ransacked. Some rioters also used graffiti to vandalize. One crowd started a fire on Broadway and fed it with debris and construction barricades.[30]
San Jose Police Department officer Jared Yuen drew national attention for aggressive behavior towards protesters, including insulting protesters, then nearly immediately firing projectiles which initiated a fight.[31][32][33] A San Jose resident, who was seen in a viral video assisting police by carrying an officer, alleged that not long after on May 29, officer Jared Yuen shot him without cause, with a rubber bullet.[34][35] A cultural bias trainer for the San Jose police was shot in the groin by a San Jose police officer, causing a testicle to rupture. Officer Jared Yuen was among the group of officers who had fired on the trainer, but it was unclear if Yuen himself had fired.[35][36] The city imposed a curfew from 20:30 to 05:00, beginning on May 31.[37]
A peaceful protest led by high school students attracted hundreds of participants took place on June 3 inSan Mateo.[38] Protesters gathered at City Hall, then walked down El Camino Real to a San Mateo police station.[38]
On May 30, up to 500 protesters marched from downtownSanta Rosa to Mendocino Avenue, towards the Sonoma County Jail.[42] Later that night, downtown restaurants, banks, church, and theSanta Rosa Plaza had windows smashed and graffiti mentioningAndy Lopez, a 13-year-old killed by police in Santa Rosa in 2013.[43]
On May 31, a 33-year-old man was injured in the lower face from astingball grenade that was fired from an officer. The protester was struck as he was kneeling in the middle of a street near theSonoma County Sheriff's Department and Jail buildings, one hour after officers had given protesters orders to disperse. A woman had been struck over the left eye with a projectile the day prior in Santa Rosa.[44]
A total of 75 people were arrested in relation to additional protests and unrest on June 2.[45] A 17-year-old boy was arrested forassault with a deadly weapon a week after allegedly trying to run over protesters with a pickup truck nearOld Courthouse Square, and accelerating towards Fourth Street. One site reported that multiple protesters were injured, but none were reported to be major or required medical attention.[46][47]
On May 30, more than 100 protesters gathered inSonoma Plaza, marched around town and laid face down with their hands behind their backs in front ofSonoma City Hall to protest the murder of George Floyd.[49]
On June 5, several thousand peaceful protesters gathered in downtownSunnyvale and walked to Sunnyvale City Hall where several speakers, including Mayor Larry Klein, gave speeches in support of Black Lives Matter.[50]
On Sunday, May 30, groups of looters indiscriminately looted and vandalized many businesses in Walnut Creek and other East Bay communities,[54] separate from peaceful demonstrations earlier in the day. A young woman in Walnut Creek's Broadway Plaza was shot in the arm. An 8 p.m to 5 a.m curfew was implemented shortly after.[55]
On June 1, a few hundred protesters attempting to walk ontoI-680 inWalnut Creek were almost immediately met with tear gas, rubber bullets, and dogs.[56]
On May 30, amidst the unrest in Oakland, aFederal Protective Service officer, David Patrick Underwood, wasfatally shot outside a federal courthouse in a drive-by attack that also wounded another guard.[57] Underwood had been providing security at the courthouse during a protest.[58] The Department of Homeland Security labeled the shooting an act of domestic terrorism.[59][60]Boogaloo movement member Steven Carrillo was charged with the murder on June 16. He was also implicated in the murder of aSanta Cruz County deputy.[61]
On June 2 inVallejo, 22-year-oldSean Monterrosa was shot five times and killed by a police officer while on his knees with his hands up. When Monterrosa lifted his hands, a 15-inch hammer tucked in his pocket was revealed, which was mistaken for a handgun.[4] The officer involved, who was not named but was identified as an 18-year veteran, fired five shots at Monterrosa through the window of the unmarked vehicle he was driving.[62]
On June 6, Erik Salgado was shot and killed by the California Highway Patrol while allegedly driving a Dodge Hellcat looted from a San Leandro dealership several nights beforehand during the George Floyd protests.[63]
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