Thousands rally, march across county, protesting Trump actions on budget, immigration
A march on Saturday drew protestors angry with President Trump They marched from Waterfront Park to the Gaslamp bearing signs and flags Photo by Adrian Children Times of San Diego Thousands of people took part in demonstrations Saturday across San Diego County including at a downtown rally and march Their concerns included attainable violations of the Constitution along with expressions of frustration with the Trump administration s handling of the federal budget On Saturday morning San Diego demonstrated at Waterfront Park followed by a march to the Gaslamp Quarter to advocate for constitutional protections and due process rights The event featured speakers live music and an open mic for participants according to organizers Neil Patelaau of San Diego stated that the rally and march were about our right to free speech and supporting each other and district It was incredible to see because everyone was there for different reasons but that was reflective of democracy he described City News Facility He added that the concerns of those protesting ranged from the plight of Kilmar Abrego Garcia a Maryland resident mistakenly deported to El Salvador to LGBTQ rights to demands that the courts and Congress maintain checks and balances in governance A downtown rally concluded with march on Saturday where up to protesters angry with President Trump expressed their frustrations a great number of of them with various signs Photo by Adrian Children Times of San Diego Shortly after a m between to people had gathered at the park Patelaau explained The organization had anticipated a turnout of about According to San Diego police about three times that a great number of participated in the rally and march although the figure was not official There were no published incidents Also on Saturday Indivisible organized Stop the Cuts rallies at multiple locations in the county to demand accountability from elected representatives about upcoming budget talks Rallies took place in Carlsbad El Cajon Encinitas Escondido Oceanside San Marcos and Rancho Bernardo Richard Cannon of Indivisible stated CNS that more than people manifested up for the rallies in Carlsbad and Encinitas while over participated in El Cajon and Escondido Sixty people attended a rally in Ramona which is huge for a small town he noted Rallies were also scheduled for Temecula in Riverside County along with other cities nationwide Saturday s exercises follow actions two weeks ago when more than Hands Off demonstrations were planned by groups in San Diego and across the country including civil rights organizations labor unions LBGTQ advocates veterans and ballot activists
