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Thousands attend anti-Trump rallies in San Luis Obispo County

June 14, 2025

Photo by Jeff Specht

By KAREN VELIE

San Luis Obispo County residents opposed to President Donald Trump’s administration attended “No Kings” rallies in San Luis Obispo, Atascadero and Cambria on Saturday.

Photo by Jeff Specht

Several thousand people, including Democratic party leaders, attended the peaceful rallies.

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Elected officials included Assemblymember Dawn Addis, California Senator John Laird, SLO County supervisors Bruce Gibson and Jimmy Paulding along with SLO Mayor Erica Stewart and Councilwoman Michelle Shoresman.

Photo by Jeff Specht

Protestors held signs with statements such as: Cage the Tyrant, Legality is not Morality, No Ice, Trans Rights and Free Palestine.

Photo by Jeff Specht

Attendees marched from the courthouse to Mission Plaza.

 


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An incredibly symbolic day. I left SLO County about 13 years ago and now live in a very conservative Pac NW town and went to our No Kings protest today and was shocked. The turnout was crazy – either way more Libs in this town that I was aware of or, a lot of recent converts. The other two notable things were all the horn-honks [the protest was along the sidewalk of a busy street] of passersby, and, all the AMERICAN FLAGS on the protester’s side. Seeing a lot more RED WHITE and BLUE on the side of those fighting to keep the nation intact – the way it should be.


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If it were the other way around, do you think that peaceful protesters would be allowed to drape signs or flags over the handrails of the courthouse with slogans such as “America First” or “Don’t Tread on Me”?


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Unless there’s a specific law against it, why wouldn’t they? Even “the other way around” kind of has a bad track record with government property. Yes, pretty sure LOCAL authorities are trying very hard to keep things fair and equal. As for FEDERAL authorities, I wouldn’t be very trusting at this moment in history.


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