80 Bay Bridge Protesters Begin Facing Charges

Protesters, dubbed the 'Bay Bridge 78', disrupted traffic and delayed organ transplants while demanding a Gaza cease-fire.

San Francisco's District Attorney has begun charging 80 protesters who blocked the Bay Bridge last month, demanding a cease-fire in Gaza.
The protest, which took place during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, caused traffic chaos and delayed the transfer of at least three organs for transplant patients.
Protesters are facing charges of false imprisonment, refusing to comply with a peace officer, unlawful public assembly, refusing to disperse, and obstruction of street, sidewalk or other public place.
Supporters of the protesters, including the Palestinian Youth Movement and Bay Area Labor for Palestine, are calling for the charges to be dropped and continue to demand a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
The arraignments of the protesters, now referred to as the 'Bay Bridge 78', will continue into February.