Golden Gate Bridge and I-880 Paralyzed by Protests Against U.S. Role in Gaza, Activists Charged in San Francisco

Protesters demanding an end to U.S. support for actions in Gaza took to key Bay Area routes on Tax Day, snarling traffic and stirring controversy, with the Golden Gate Bridge and I-880 in Oakland becoming sites of significant disruption as activists chained themselves to objects and blocked lanes reported Hoodline. The protests orchestrated by the A15 activist group saw the Golden Gate Bridge’s southbound traffic grind to a halt under a banner that declared “Stop the World for Gaza”. Another group brought I-880 traffic near downtown Oakland to a standstill using concrete barrels and a message of “A15 Economic Protest for Free Palestine.”

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