Protests large and small were set for Saturday throughout the Bay Area, from banner-hangings on overpasses, to major gatherings in San Jose’s St. James Park, and in Oakland’s Wilma

Thousands of people packed large protests in San Jose, Oakland and Walnut Creek, many waving signs and chanting as speakers took to microphones. In all, more than 50 separate protests involving

Organizers of the “No Kings” rally including Indivisible East Bay estimate that over 10,000 people converged in Oakland’s Chinatown and marched to Frank Ogawa Plaza on Saturday, June 14 to take part in one of the many protests planned across the nation.

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee was at Wilma Chan Park to speak during the "No Kings" rally. Website: YouTube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter:

The “No Kings” protests are set to take place to counter what organizers say are Trump’s plans to feed his ego on what is also his 79th birthday and Flag Day.

The parade, honoring the Army’s long-planned 250th anniversary celebration and coinciding with Trump’s 79th birthday, is set to step off from the Lincoln Memorial under the threat of stormy weather in Washington and protests around the country tied to a turbulent week of immigration enforcement that has involved military deployment in Los Angeles.

At least one demonstration, about 70 miles from Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia, was met with violence when a man intentionally drove an SUV through a crowd of departing protesters, striking at least one person,