Protesters on the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge brought traffic to a halt Monday afternoon as the rush hour commute was getting underway.
The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert about 3:55 p.m., alerting motorists that the westbound side of the Bay Bridge was blocked just before the Yerba Buena Island tunnel.
Five cars were chained together across the multi-lane highway, with one sign reading, “Black Health Matters.” Another sign stated, “Decriminalize Black.”
The demonstration was carried out by Black.Seed, which identifies itself as a “Black, queer liberation collective,” according to a statement released by the Anti-Police Terror Project.
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Aerial shot!!! The spirit of MLK lives on! #ReclaimMLK #96hours #blackseed pic.twitter.com/M1kAfDmaXi
— Anti Police-Terror (@APTPaction) January 19, 2016
#SF bay bridge bout that action. #reclaimmlk #mlkday pic.twitter.com/rLn0f4JT99
— ¤º (@JamesSFlowers) January 18, 2016
We stand with our comrades w/ black.seed who our courageously speaking out against rampant police murders! #96hours pic.twitter.com/wTpLBj1j9q
— Anti Police-Terror (@APTPaction) January 19, 2016
#UPDATE: 24 min delay from the Maze to San Francisco due to MLK protest on the Bay Bridge. https://t.co/u0k4cE0s1W pic.twitter.com/bVpZ7vpD8W
— KRON4 News (@kron4news) January 19, 2016