Live No Kings protest updates: Massive crowds march, rally throughout Bay Area

From the streets to the polls and potential policy change, Saturday's "No Kings" protests rang out across the Bay Area.

"We have seen in the past that sustained social movement does generate change. It doesn't work every time. It's really hard. It takes a long time," said Melissa Micheleson, a political science professor and Dean of Arts and Sciences at Menlo College.

She says mass movements like the nationwide action against the Trump Administration have the power to galvanize people beyond the day of protest.

"So part of it can be okay we've protested, but we're not done. And now you gotta you know, register to vote. Now you got to vote. Now you got to contact your members of Congress, whatever it is that in your state or city that folks want you to do, maybe you're going to take more action," she said, noting a lot of the people taking action she says are younger.

"It's often young people who are doing these protests. They are the ones who have the energy, have the time, have the optimism that this is going to make something happen," Professor Micheleson said.

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In Palo Alto, pro-Trump counter-protesters crashed the "No Kings" rally in Rinconada Cultural Park.

In Palo Alto, pro-Trump counter-protesters crashed the "No Kings" rally in Rinconada Cultural Park.

They confronted demonstrators gathered there and showed their support for Donald Trump.

Video shows both sides clashing, with people being heard saying. "Don't bump me. Don't bump me...I hope you're filming this...Trump is your president."

"We should be thanking this MAGA king who, today, is at the White House. All these people are volunteering their time because we shall not be silenced, and not everybody is blue. We are conservative. We don't like all this LGBT nonsense," said Trump supporter Nancy Githoitho.

They also carried signs against Prop 50, Governor Gavin Newsom's initiative to redraw California's Congressional districts to try and flip five seats from red to blue. It's a response to the conservative gerrymander that Texas legislature passed earlier this year.

Demonstrators across the Bay Area rallied in the national "No Kings" protests. The largest gathering, by far, was in San Francisco.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators filled the streets across the Bay Area, part of a "No Kings" rally to protest policies by the Trump Administration. The largest gathering, by far, was in San Francisco.

Market Street was packed curb to curb with demonstrators marching and saying "No Kings" to the Trump Administration.

"America has always been in our DNA, standing up to people who want to be kings. Trump thinks he is a king," said Adam Sheehan from Indivisible Marin.

This second "No Kings" rally may be bigger than another demonstration last June. SKY7 captured a huge crowd on the move Saturday, organizers estimate as many as 50,000 people taking part.

Fermin Lau and son, Gabriel, came from El Dorado Hills.

"This is history in the making. I feel honored to be here with my son. The power of voice, power of democracy, this is what it's all about," Lau said.

The protest, was pushing back against recent moves by the Trump Administration, including ramped up immigration enforcement and sending troops to Democrat-controlled cities. San Francisco has been mentioned.

"It's pretty revolting suggesting the National Guard can come in to police a beautiful protest like we're having today," said Chuy Yanez.

The crowd of thousands made its way up Market Street to Civic Center Plaza for a rally near City Hall.

At Ocean Beach, hundreds gathered on the sand to form a human banner. It spelled out "No Kings and Yes on Prop 50," which allows the state to redraw district lines before the midterm elections.

"We have freedom of speech, and we have the right to express our feelings about what's going on in our different communities," said Nacha Klobf.

In Marin County, there was a unity clap with a crowd of hundreds who came to the fairgrounds in San Rafael.

"'No Kings,' can I hear it with me? No Kings No Kings," said North Bay Assemblymember Damon Connolly.

"If you're not OK with what's going on in this country, you've got to make an appearance and show up," said Andy from San Rafael.

Tens of thousands of protesters turned out across the Bay Area Saturday as part of national "No Kings" demonstrations.

Tens of thousands of protesters turned out across the Bay Area Saturday as part of national "No Kings" demonstrations against the authoritarianism of President Donald Trump.

The protests came as the administration has engaged in a historically unprecedented expansion of executive authority, including the president's use of the military for domestic law enforcement, militarization of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agencies far away from national borders, detention of U.S. citizens without charge and deportations of legal immigrants without due process. Many of those detained have reported being held and transported in inhumane and unconstitutional conditions and members of Congress have complained of not being able to access detention sites.

The administration has also continued to try to withhold money from cities, states and counties that was already appropriated by Congress, as well as empower the president to fire federal employees and reshape federal agencies and departments in ways no other president has.

Similar protests in June recorded about 5 million participants. Saturday's demonstrations were planned in more than 2,700 communities across the nation, according to organizers, which included a broad coalition of formal groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union and labor unions, and informal supporters, including the organizations Indivisible and 50501.

Demonstrations in the Bay Area were organized in San Francisco, Oakland, Alameda, Mill Valley, Berkeley, Contra Costa County, and several other cities and communities.

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