Black Lives Matter Protesters Block Westbound Lanes Of Bay Bridge; Paint #BLM On Roadway
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Black Lives Matter protesters blocked westbound traffic on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Sunday, painting BLM in yellow paint on the structure and standing off with police for more than two hours as traffic backed up for miles.
The protest began after 4:30 p.m. just west of Treasure Island. Traffic into San Francisco ground to a halt immediately as California Highway Patrol officers responded.
Around 6:30 p.m., CHP officials took several protesters into custody and were allowing cars to use one lane to move across the bridge. All the on-and-off ramps into San Francisco were closed as officers attempted to relieve the bottle neck.
The protesters, reportedly in a caravan of about 50 vehicles, may have been an offshoot of several Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the Bay Area on Sunday. As the number of CHP officers grew, they were joined by San Francisco police. Protesters attempted to paint ‘BLM’ with yellow paint on the roadway but were interrupted by the officers.
A group of protesters were also marching down San Francisco’s Embarcadero while on the bridge a handful of protesters were out of the cars, one carrying a large sign reading: “Silence Is Compliance.”
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