Protestors took to the streets Wednesday evening in San Jose and Berkeley, in a public outcry one day after the reelection of President-elect Donald Trump to the White House in an election with margins that surprised many pundits.
About a dozen people gathered on the steps of Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley, while slightly more than two dozen gathered in San Jose.
As vote counts began to roll in Tuesday night, people across the Bay Area attended watch parties and expressed joy and sorrow for the results of national and local races. Trump’s victory was called early Wednesday morning, prompting people across the Bay Area to quickly organize gatherings in protest of the former president re-election.
While state officials began preparing for a second Trump presidency and Democrats questioned what went wrong with Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign, California passed legislation cracking down on crime and expanding environmental protections across the state. Californians also rejected a rent control ballot measure, and the results of other ballot measures remained too close to call Wednesday afternoon.
Following Trump’s first victory in 2016, thousands of people gathered in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and San Jose to protest his election. In Oakland, the protests lasted for several days and resulted in the arrests of 30 people.
This is a developing report. Check back for updates.
