An estimated crowd of 5,000-7,000 in Santa Rosa. Over 1000 people in Petaluma. 1,500 in Ft. Bragg, And 1,000 in Ukiah attended the "No Kings" protests on Saturday.

All across the North Bay, people turned out in droves with the goal of sharing their opinions and concerns regarding the actions of President Donald Trump's second administration. 

Pockets of protesters dotted over 21 miles of state Highway 12, popping up at taco trucks, vineyards, shops, restaurants and parks from Sonoma to Santa Rosa.

The largest gathering in Sonoma proper was downtown, where approximately 2,000 attendees from all walks of life lined Highway 12.

KRCB's Greta Mart covered the Petaluma "No Kings" protest;. here's what Petaluma native Eileen Solario had to say when asked what was on her homemade sign:

"Mis padres que vinieron sin nada y me dieron todo....Which translates to 'my parents who came with nothing and gave me everything.," Solario said. "I think it's a very important message that many immigrant children have...a lot of our parents came here with nothing and worked their a**es off to be able to provide us with everything that we have here today."

Ahnalee Stevens was among the most seasoned of protestors.

"Well, I'm 95, 96 next week," Stevens told KRCB News. "My sign says 'I'm 95 years old. I cannot believe I am still doing this.' Because I've been in so many protests over the years...Vietnam, the Women's March in Washington in the seventies, and of course, the last one [in 2017], which was a scream. And so it's just hard to think that....I'm gonna get worn out by trying to do this anyway...I have a walker, thank heaven. And friends. And I have water, that helps."

KRCB's Michelle Marques and Noah Abrams covered Santa Rosa's protest..

"Show us what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like!"

It was part of a nationwide protest against the Trump administration, and Santa Rosa had its own flair, dubbing this demonstration. "No Kings Or Their Clowns," encouraging protestors to show up in circus gear to "make it clear, we don't want these clowns running our democracy," according to organizers.

"No clowns, no kings. Buffoon in office!"

That's Helen and John from Santa Rosa wearing colorful outfits as well as jester hats and rainbow colored wigs. John's sign had a penguin drawn in the middle of it, surrounded by the words, 'Don't tread on me.'

"He put tariff on an island that was occupied by penguins," said John. "So, you know, the penguins gotta got a voice in this. You know what I mean? It's a symbol there, it's time that we stand up."

Celeste of Rohnert Park took a moment to think before answering a question about what motivated her to join the protest.

"I've been so disturbed and disgusted about not just Donald Trump, but all of the Republicans who enable him and continue to enable him no matter how far he's gone at this point over the line into authoritarianism," Celeste told KRCB News.

Indira from Sonoma County said she's concerned about fundamental rights.

"Everyone is being targeted by this administration, even people that think that they're safe, they're not realizing that what they're doing to the minority air quotes, they're gonna start doing to them too if they don't stand up and they don't fight for their Constitution," Indira said. "And all of the rights that have been bestowed on all of us, it's literally hanging by a thread and people just don't see that."

She said she was incredibly moved to see the number of people protesting.

"Honestly, the whole time I've been here, I've been holding back, you know, choking back because I feel so good seeing all of the support," said Indira.

Mark from Santa Rosa was seated on a lawn chair at the corner of Hoen Avenue and Farmers Lane saying he disagrees with the president's tactics.

"I thought Trump had good idea about immigration and them slowing it down, but the way he, the way they did it, and then to go out into the farms and all that and take those people, that's, that's just not right," Mark said.

Steve from Santa Rosa is part of Indivisible Sonoma County, a group that helped to organize this event. He said momentum is building and that demonstrations like the one on June 14 can affect change.

"If you can get something like 3% of the population involved, these things work, this kind of action works, that's a big ask. That's about probably around 10 million people," Steve said. "But it's not impossible. And as long as people of good faith believe in a peaceful protest, are willing to take to the streets, I think we have a real opportunity to get, make some real change."

A group of musicians who call themselves Gather With Singers were singing an Italian resistance song, but with new lyrics.

"We’re in a struggle/with Trump and the oligarchs/Bella Ciao, Bella Ciao, Bella Ciao Ciao Ciao!/Timeless struggle/We’ll make the best of it/Reclaiming our democracy," the musicians sang.

People used all kinds of inspiration for protest signs, like a Star Wars-themed billboard made by Christie from Geyserville.

“Oppression is the fuel that lights the rebellion. Have you been out to other protests besides this one? Yes, I went to Hands Off, this is my sixth protest. What do you feel when you come out to a protest? I feel a lot of community and support and it's just great to connect with like-minded people, ‘cause the news, just reading it online you get to start feeling really isolated," Christie said.

The No Kings crowd of protestors includes families like Jennifer and Michael from Rohnert Park who brought their children, 11-year-old Hunter and 7-year-old Jocelyn.

“The kids recently learned about what was going on with immigration and ICE...actually via our neighbors' experience, and they were very disturbed to find out what is happening in our country and they wanted to know what we could do about it," mom Jennifer said. "And so I let them know there is a peaceful protest happening on Saturday and they got really excited and wanted to make signs and come participate and support everybody else.”

Each family member has a sign, but the one that throws the most shade is the one created by little Jocelyn.

"Mine says, 'Orange you glad I didn't say happy birthday?' 

A man holding a banjo was asked why he brought this instrument to the protest.

"Banjos come from Africa and yet it's claimed as an American instrument," he said. "Everything we have here is imported, everything we have here comes from the people who have come here, whether willingly or unwillingly as slaves. And we have to acknowledge our history. We have to know where we came from so we can keep growing and live and, and prosper."

That's Mark from Forestville, who then plays a Woody Guthrie protest song.

"This land is your land, this land is my land...from California," he sang.

At the Santa Rosa "No KIngs" demonstration, around 12:30, protestors started marching south on Farmers Lane, taking up all of the southbound lanes. Two police vehicles slowly trailed the crowd of people to maintain safety so that cars behind the protestors would not try to drive around or through the group.

At the back of the marching crowd, a man named Jess from San Rafael was pushing an inflated pool toy shaped like a tank on a cart, poking fun at the military parade in Washington DC happening on the same day as the protests. 

"I figured we needed a tank over here in Santa Rosa, and so that's what I'm supplying and I'm also being very careful with the streets and I will be back to repair the streets," he laughed.

The protestors marched from the north end of Farmers Lane to Hoen Avenue and then turned around and took up the northbound lanes to march back. Crowds began to disperse around 1 PM, with some breaking off to march down Sonoma Avenue towards downtown.

Paul from Santa Rosa said he's been to many protests and thought this one was well organized.

"This is huge," Paul said. "We've been at the square in Santa Rosa probably half a dozen times or more, but this is a really large turnout and it's amazing. At first I thought, 'Farmers Lane, are you kidding me? But then [I thought[ no, this is a good place for this kind of thing."

"Down, down with deportation. Down, down with deportation. Up, up with liberation. Up up with liberation," the crowd chanted. 

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