Juan Carlos Lara

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Jun 17Failed to save articlePlease try againSan Francisco City Hall in November 2024. More than 100 members of San Francisco labor unions and supporters protested against Mayor Daniel Lurie’s budget plan, which would include the first layoffs in over a decade. (James Carter-Johnson/Getty Images)Sheriff’s deputies blocked the barricade between protesters and the board but remained mostly silent for more than 20 minutes as the demonstration continued.

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Jun 14Failed to save articlePlease try againPeople demonstrating during the 'No King' protest at Dolores Park in San Francisco on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Dozens of anti-Trump protests are taking place across the Bay Area, from San Jose to Calistoga. (Martin do Nascimento/KQED)Thousands of people are set to take to the streets across the Bay Area Saturday as part of a national day of action against President Donald Trump and his administration.

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Jun 12 Failed to save article Please try again Religious community members and Supervisor Bilal Mahmood (center) gathered at San Francisco International Airport on Thursday, June 12, 2025, to protest Customs and Border Patrol agents’ detention of two Palestinian visitors, who had visas to the U.S. (Juan Carlos Lara/KQED) The men have been coordinating relief efforts for their 200-person village and documenting the effects of decades-long Israeli occupation, according to Ben Linder, a member...

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Jun 12Failed to save articlePlease try againU.S. Sen. Alex Padilla is pushed out of the room as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the recent protests in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 12, 2025.  (Etienne Laurent/AP Photo)The senator’s office said in a statement that he was trying to ask Noem a question when the altercation began, and that he is not currently detained. In a statement, Gov.

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Jun 11Failed to save articlePlease try againA woman protests family separations at the border as a coalition of activist groups and labor unions participate in a May Day march in Los Angeles for workers and human rights in 2021. The government had declined to renew its contract with Acacia Center for Justice, which was part of a class-action settlement for families separated under the first Trump administration.