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    Police have deployed pepper balls on Pro-Palestinian demonstrators participating in a ‘Blockade the Bay’ Day of Action outside the Fremont Tesla plant, on Monday evening. ‘Free Palestine!’ protesters gathered near the automotive factory at the Warm Springs BART station at 5:30 p.m. Police began to assemble at the site of the demonstration, wearing tactical gear as squad cars were staged along Fremont Boulevard. People carrying the Palestinian flag chanted, "From the river to the sea, Palestine...

  • Pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside of Tesla factory in Fremont

    A group of people protesting the ongoing invasion of Gaza gathered at the Fremont Warm Springs BART station at 5:30 p.m. to protest what they call the corporate support for the actions against Palestinians in Gaza.CHP said it is standing by off Interstate Highway 880 in Fremont due to the active protest. Pepper balls were deployed by Fremont Police to control the crowd, CHP said. At 7:30 p.m., Fremont Police released a traffic advisory for the area of Mission Boulevard/state Highway 262 at I-880...

  • Police arrest young climate protesters for blocking street near Kamala Harris' home

    Demanding more action on the climate crisis, young activists blocked an intersection Monday morning near Vice President Kamala Harris' Brentwood home, leading police to arrest six of them without incident. Harris did not interact with the demonstrators, as her motorcade took an alternate route from her home to Los Angeles International Airport that morning. She flew to Las Vegas to speak about a recent federal gun safety law and attend an event advocating reproductive rights. A crowd of about 40...