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Thousands of anti-ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) demonstrators marched to the City Hall for nationwide ‘NO KINGS’ protest in San Francisco, California on June 14, 2025 amid protests over immigration raids. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anad
SAN FRANCISCO – Protesters at 2,500 locations are expected Saturday to chant, carry signs and shout “No Kings” in what many on the left are characterizing as increasingly authoritarian practices by President Donald Trump.
It’s the second “No Kings” protest and third mass movement against the administration this year, and it comes amid an intensifying conflict between federal law enforcement and protesters nationwide.
Some conservative politicians have condemned the protests as “Hate America” rallies, while many Democrats and progressives say that it represents a “patriotic” fight for First Amendment rights.
Here is what to expect:Â
Bay Area ‘No Kings” locations
Dozens of Bay Area protests are planned, from Albany to Walnut Creek:
Albany: 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. at the intersection of Solano and San Pablo Avenues.
Antioch: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. 4300 Lone Tree Way
Alameda: 12 p.m. – 12 p.m. Alameda City Hall
Benicia: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. The Gazebo, First St. and Military East
Berkeley: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Private address, sign up for details
Berkeley: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., 2000 San Pablo Ave.
Colma: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. at the intersection of Junipero Serra and Serramonte Boulevards
El Sobrante: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. at the intersection of San Pablo Dam Road and Appian Way
Fremont: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Walnut Ave. and Paseo Padre Parkway
Hayward: Noon – 2 p.m. Old City Hall, 22737 Main St.
Milpitas: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Milpitas City Hall
Mountain View: Noon – 2 p.m. Location to be announced
Oakland: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 810 Jackson St., followed by a march to Lake Merritt
Pacifica: Noon – 1 p.m. at the entrance to More Point Trail
Palo Alto: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Town and Country Shopping Center
Palo Alto: 1 p.m. – 4 Â p.m. Rinconada Cultural Park
Pittsburg: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. at the intersection of Railroad Ave. and Highway 4
Pleasant Hill: Noon – 1:30 a.m. Pleasant Hill City Hall
Redwood City: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. County Center
San Francisco: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Embarcadero Plaza
San Francisco: 11 a.m. – noon. Ocean Beach
San Francisco: Noon – 1:30 p.m. Sunset Dunes – the Great Highway at Judah
San Jose: Noon – 2 p.m. at the intersection of North 2nd Street and E. Saint James Street
San Mateo: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. West Elm Furniture at the Hillsdale Mall
San Pablo: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. 2079 23rd St.
Sausalito: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Bridgeway and Napa Street
Sunnyvale: 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. 780 E El Camino Real
Union City: 10 a.m. – noon. Charles F. Kennedy Park
Walnut Creek: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. At the intersection of Mount Diablo Blvd. and Broadway Plaza
Organizers aim to boost political engagement
Ezra Levin, a leading organizer of Saturday’s protests, said the demonstrations are a response to what he called Trump’s “crackdown on First Amendment rights.”
Levin, the co-executive director of the nonprofit Indivisible, pointed to Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, his unprecedented promises to use federal power to influence midterm elections, restrictions on press freedom and retribution against political opponents.
He said those steps cumulatively represented a direct threat to constitutionally protected rights.
Mostly peaceful protest in June
The last “No Kings” protest took place on June 14 in thousands of cities and towns across the country, in large part to protest a military parade in Washington that marked the Army’s 250th anniversary and coincided with Trump’s birthday. “No Kings” organizers at the time called the parade “coronation” that was symbolic of what they characterized as Trump’s growing authoritarian overreach.
Confrontations were isolated and the protests were largely peaceful.
Crackdown on protests
Trump’s crackdown against protests, especially in Democratic cities, has intensified since the June marches. He has since sent National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and Memphis, Tenn. His efforts to deploy troops to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, have stalled in federal court.