Protests scheduled for Berkeley, San Francisco cancelled over the weekend
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
August 30, 2017
After some pushback from local officials and citizens, two organizations cancelled right-wing rallies on Friday. The first rally was supposed to be at Crissy Field in San Francisco on Saturday, and it was organized by a conservative group from Portland, Oregon called Patriot Prayer. Their founder, Joey...
The battle for Berkeley: Rally results in violent outbursts in East Bay
Mathew Weber,
Contributor
April 19, 2017
Downtown Berkeley erupted in chaos last Saturday at MLK Jr. Civic Center Park, less than half a mile from the UC Berkeley campus where students once fought to defend free speech in the 1960’s. The Liberty Revival Alliance organized a “Patriot's Day Free Speech Rally” on Saturday that was to feature ...
Student government leaders meet with students
Veronica Hall,
Layout Designer
March 8, 2017
Members of Cal State East Bay’s student government hosted a “Meet Your Senators” event outside the Old University Union on Feb. 23, at which students were given the opportunity to speak with student-elected senators and board members and ask them questions. The event was coordinated by the senator of ...
Inauguration protests attract thousands in Bay Area
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
January 25, 2017
Inauguration Day Two-thousand peaceful protesters were armed with signs gathered at the Oakland City Hall at 7 a.m. on Friday to protest the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Undeterred by the rain, marchers met to voice their dissent with Trump, who has made offensive comments about women, minorities, imm...
Protesters fill the streets of the Bay Area
Bryan Cordova,
Metro and Spanish Editor
December 10, 2014
Protesters took to the streets this past Sunday to rally up and give voices to the recent victims of police related deaths. They swarmed the corner of Broadway and 14th Street in Oakland with pickets and posters demanding justice for multiple lives. Many groups joined together for the demonstration...
West Coast reacts to Ferguson
Bryan Cordova,
Metro and Spanish Editor
December 4, 2014
After the Missouri grand jury found no cause to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, protesters swarmed the streets of Oakland and Los Angeles this past week. Last Monday, thousands of protesters gathered throughout the downtown area to demonstrate against the verdict against Mike Brown. ...
