SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A diverse crowd of thousands of demonstrators outraged by the death of George Floyd tied up San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge with the acquiescence of authorities Saturday. Roderick Sweeney, who is black, was overwhelmed to see the large turnout of white protesters waving signs that said “Black Lives Matter.” Thousands of demonstrators filled the streets in San Francisco, Sacramento, Simi Valley, San Diego, Los Angeles and other locations, continuing more than a week of protest marches. The demonstrations have been boisterous but non-violent. That's in contrast to last weekend, when some protesters smashed windows, burned police cars and confronted cordons of riot-clad police.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 07: An aerial view of the Golden Gate Bridge on September 7, 2013 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Posted at 10:18 PM, Jun 05, 2020
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