The energy was high as protesters gathered around speakers in the middle of the plaza in front of Oakland City Hall. The resounding message was “hands off” as speakers called for the federal ...

On Saturday, thousands of East Bay residents gathered in Oakland, Berkeley and other cities to rally in the “Hands Off!” protests. More than 1,200 “Hands Off!” rallies were planned across ...

The Oakland rally was one of approximately 1,300 similar “Hands Off!” protests that took place across the country. I had not been to a demonstration in many years, and I found myself comparing ...

Thousands gather at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland for a protest against Elon Musk and Donald Trump on April 5, 2025. (Aryk Copley for KQED) “Hands off of all of it, hands off of our Medicaid, hands off ...

The so-called “Hands Off” rallies — stretching from the ... who helped organize a protest in Oakland with the group Indivisible East Bay, where thousands of people rallied outside City ...

RELATED: 'Hands Off!' protests against President Donald Trump ... In the East Bay, there was a big turnout in downtown Oakland of people pushing back against Trump policies. Organizers say 2,000 ...

Nick joined Newsweek in 2021 from The Oakland Press ... contests and ongoing legal battles involving Trump. The "Hands Off" protests are being framed as a broad-based pushback against political ...

Additional Hands Off! protests in the Bay Area will take place in Oakland, San Jose, Stockton, Napa, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, and dozens of other cities starting at different times.

Former and current Superior High School students voiced concerns over the Trump administration's policies last month.

A Hands Off! spokesperson told Newsweek that, as of April 3, more than 1,000 events had been planned across all 50 states. Events will range from rallies and protests to teach-ins, digital actions ...