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Aarya Mukherjee

@aarya_muk

Reporter @dailycal
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UC Berkeley
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calendar_today29-09-2023 03:27:48

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Demonstrators have began marching down 8th in Oakland. The crowd stretches back for blocks, numbering more than 5,000 protesters.

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NO KINGS: Protesters continue to march down Harrison, the crowd has grown and likely numbers over 10,000. I’ve been sat on a vantage point for over minutes and have not seen the end of the crowd.

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NO KINGS OAKLAND: Protesters have arrived at Lake Merritt. Quite a jovial atmosphere with drummers, food vendors, and a podium set for speakers. The crowd has still not fully filtered in as the demonstration likely numbers well over 10,000 people.

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Likely over 100,000 people took to the streets in today’s No Kings protest. I had reporters from The Daily Californian in Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco. Read our coverage here: dailycal.org/news/state/ten…

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BREAKING: Over 100 protesters have gathered at the bridge to the Alameda Coast Guard Base where US Customs and Border Patrol have been arriving. Law enforcement has already dispatched flash bangs and anti-crowd measures.

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The standoff between protesters and the Coast Guard continues outside their base in Alameda. Demonstrators have blockaded the bridge entrance to the island with vans and cars. While a few vehicles pushed through the crowd early this morning, none have tried in the last 3 hours

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CHP has cleared the intersection previously blocked my protesters at Coast Guard Island in Alameda. They are enforcing a single-lane clearing for the roadway with around two dozen officers. Protesters continue to confront the USCG line at the entrance to the base.

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BREAKING: CHP is set to call unlawful assembly on protesters blocking the entrance to Coast Guard Island in Alameda if demonstrators don’t disperse. It doesn’t look like they will disperse. Follow for updates.

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BREAKING: At least one arrested as CHP calls unlawful assembly and battles with protesters holding a line in front the the alameda Coast Guard Island. Protest organizers have advised individuals to disperse in order to gather more numbers for a march later in the day.

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BREAKING: Hundreds of protesters confronting Coast Guard personnel outside their base in Alameda. Protesters left for a couple hours after this mornings action left a few people injured and arrested. CHP is no longer on the scene as more people keep arriving.

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WATCH: Protesters confronting Coast Guard security forces outside their base in Alameda Tensions are high — the coast guard certainly don’t have enough personnel to control this crowd. Videos from a couple hours ago show unmarked vehicles speeding away from the base.

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BREAKING: Protesters and coast guard personnel have begun to directly engage as they attempt to push back demonstrators at the Alameda Coast Guard Island.

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WATCH: Over 200 protesters face off with Coast Guard security forces in Alameda, including their federal agent branch CGIS. The sun is setting as more demonstrators keep arriving. Tensions are high as protesters believe ICE/CBP are hold up in the base.

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Coast guard personnel have fallen back from the close line with demonstrators. Around the corner at the motel 6, Daily Cal photographers have identified CHP riot police staging.

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BREAKING: UC releases DOJ proposed settlement agreement w/ UCLA. Alongside paying out $1 billion, the settlement demands UCLA end DEI programs, create an envoy for the feds and cease recognizing transgenderism. The demands are numerous -- find it here: ucop.edu/communications…