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No Kings” rallies across Sacramento and surrounding counties. Also, the California Legislature passed a $325 billion budget, but faces challenges as it heads to Gov. Newsom’s desk. Finally, an Alice in Wonderland ballet in Nevada County.
The rally outside the Capitol will feature music and speeches on the same day as a military parade in Washington, D.C. — and Donald Trump’s birthday.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Chanting “This is what democracy looks like,” thousands of protesters were in downtown Sacramento on Saturday as part of a nationwide day of demonstrations. The “No Kings” protests, staged in cities across the country, were organized in response to Saturday's military parade in Washington, D.C.
Thousands showed up at multiple ‘No Kings’ rallies in Sacramento, Yolo, Placer and El Dorado counties to protest President Trump on the same day as a military parade in Washington D.C.
The U.S. Army celebrated its 250th anniversary on Saturday with a massive military parade in Washington, D.C., against a backdrop of political division and protests savaging President Trump.
Army intelligence analysts are monitoring civilian-made ICE tracking tools, treating them as potential threats, as immigration protests spread nationwide.
Organizers are accusing the president of putting on the parade as a show of dominance. The protests were peaceful, but came against the backdrop of assassinations in Minnesota.
Power of people’s voices: North State No Kings Day demonstrators tell why they’re furious with Trump
Redding resident Mike Smith brought a U.S. flag and a sign that read “No Kings” with a crossed-out crown. An early bird, he stood in the Cypress Avenue median as cars whizzed by before the 9 a.m. demonstration officially got fully underway.