3rd night of anti-Trump protests under way in Bay Area
No violence had been reported, unlike the prior two nights when small bands of demonstrators lit street fires, vandalized businesses and clashed with police.
More than 30 arrests were made Wednesdaywhen three police officers were injured in skirmishes and a student journalist was hospitalized after being attacked by masked men.
The Oakland Police Department tweeted on Friday: “Expect a heavy police presence near on and off ramps in Oakland again tonight as we monitor ongoing protests.”
In San Francisco, similar numbers gathered at the Ferry Building around 7:00 and walked, with an escort of police cars, up Market Street into the Castro neighborhood and then to the Mission district.
Many in the Bay Area and across the nation are angry over Tuesday’s unexpected election of the billionaire Republican and reality TV star.
“Trump is really going to start a civil war,” said Oakland resident Tyler Holston, 18, pointing to the group of protesters she was marching with on Broadway in her home city.