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An estimated 5,000 people marched through Downtown San Luis Obispo Saturday, according to the SLO Police Department. joining some 2,000 “No Kings” protests in cities throughout the country. Organizers say the demonstrations are a response to what they call 'authoritarian' actions by President Donald Trump—including military deployments and sweeping immigration raids.

Protestors filled Downtown San Luis Obispo on May 15 and waved Palestinian flags to mark Nakba Day. Nakba, translated into Arabic, means ‘catastrophe.’ The Day commemorates the displacement of an estimated 750,000 Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

The South County Democratic Club rallied this week in support of transgender students outside a Lucia Mar School Board meeting. They were pushing back against recent opposition to a transgender student athlete using school locker rooms at Arroyo Grande High.

Students across Santa Maria banded together to ask the city council for legal protection from federal immigration officers. The students participated in a city-wide walkout from classes and marched to city hall.

Police continue to investigate a pro-Palestinian protest at UC Santa Barbara that disrupted finals week.

Eight people were arrested at Cal Poly SLO Thursday while protesting for Palestinian lives. The individuals chained themselves together and blocked traffic at California Boulevard — one of the main entrances at the university, according to Cal Poly representatives.

More than one hundred students, faculty and staff gathered at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo for a demonstration in support of Palestinian civilians Thursday.

The encampment is part of a series of protests across UC campuses.

The students oppose the housing project in Nipomo because it would require cutting down nearly 3,000 oak trees.

People gathered Tuesday night on Cal Poly’s campus to protest a speaker who advocates for banning gender affirming care for minors. The event was sponsored by the Cal Poly chapter of Turning Point USA, a group that focuses on educating students on conservative issues.