{"id":489,"date":"2026-05-29T23:30:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T23:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489"},"modified":"2026-05-29T23:30:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T23:30:34","slug":"activists-defend-golden-gate-bridge-shutdown-in-gaza-war-protest-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489","title":{"rendered":"Activists Defend Golden Gate Bridge Shutdown in Gaza War Protest Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Pro-Palestinian protesters who halted traffic across the Golden Gate Bridge in 2024 say they believed their actions were necessary to save lives amid Israel\u2019s military strikes on Gaza.<\/p>\n

Activists facing more than a decade in prison told a San Francisco court Friday that they felt they had exhausted other options to oppose the U.S.\u2019s involvement in the war.<\/p>\n

Read more California Democrats, Anxious About \u2018Wasted\u2019 Votes, Are Clinging to Their Ballots<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI believed that it was an emergency, we needed to act very quickly,\u201d said Conrad DeJesus, one of the seven defendants charged in connection with an April 15, 2024, protest that shut down travel across the Golden Gate Bridge.<\/p>\n

Read more Two Democrats Are Fighting for the Chance to Flip California\u2019s Only Toss-Up House Race<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Read more New California Governor Poll Shows a Slim but Growing Chance of 2 Democrats Advancing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pro-Palestinian protesters charged in the 2024 Golden Gate Bridge shutdown testified in a San Francisco court that they believed blocking traffic was necessary to save lives during Israel\u2019s military campaign in Gaza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nActivists Defend Golden Gate Bridge Shutdown in Gaza War Protest Trial - Sacramento Moving Hub<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Activists Defend Golden Gate Bridge Shutdown in Gaza War Protest Trial - Sacramento Moving Hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pro-Palestinian protesters charged in the 2024 Golden Gate Bridge shutdown testified in a San Francisco court that they believed blocking traffic was necessary to save lives during Israel\u2019s military campaign in Gaza.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sacramento Moving Hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-29T23:30:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/?p=489#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/?p=489\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c703763e3a86ce0eba17becb53994618\"},\"headline\":\"Activists Defend Golden Gate Bridge Shutdown in Gaza War Protest Trial\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-29T23:30:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/?p=489\"},\"wordCount\":153,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/?p=489#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/86c10b5554b6537ecc726d6e474e8ce8.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/?p=489#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/?p=489\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/?p=489\",\"name\":\"Activists Defend Golden Gate Bridge Shutdown in Gaza War Protest Trial - Sacramento Moving Hub\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/?p=489#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/?p=489#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/86c10b5554b6537ecc726d6e474e8ce8.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-29T23:30:34+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c703763e3a86ce0eba17becb53994618\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/?p=489#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/?p=489\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/?p=489#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/86c10b5554b6537ecc726d6e474e8ce8.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/86c10b5554b6537ecc726d6e474e8ce8.jpg\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":1333,\"caption\":\"From left, Em Tillotson, Conrad de Jesus, Sara Cantor, Rocky Chau, Sarah Ferrell, River Allen, and Bhavika Anandpura, the seven defendants on trial for blocking the Golden Gate Bridge for a pro-Palestinian protest, pose for a portrait at the San Francisco Superior Courthouse in San Francisco on May 29, 2026.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/?p=489#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Activists Defend Golden Gate Bridge Shutdown in Gaza War Protest Trial\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sacramento Moving Hub\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c703763e3a86ce0eba17becb53994618\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sacramentomovinghub.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Activists Defend Golden Gate Bridge Shutdown in Gaza War Protest Trial - Sacramento Moving Hub","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Activists Defend Golden Gate Bridge Shutdown in Gaza War Protest Trial - Sacramento Moving Hub","og_description":"Pro-Palestinian protesters charged in the 2024 Golden Gate Bridge shutdown testified in a San Francisco court that they believed blocking traffic was necessary to save lives during Israel\u2019s military campaign in Gaza.","og_url":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489","og_site_name":"Sacramento Moving Hub","article_published_time":"2026-05-29T23:30:34+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/#\/schema\/person\/c703763e3a86ce0eba17becb53994618"},"headline":"Activists Defend Golden Gate Bridge Shutdown in Gaza War Protest Trial","datePublished":"2026-05-29T23:30:34+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489"},"wordCount":153,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/86c10b5554b6537ecc726d6e474e8ce8.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489","url":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489","name":"Activists Defend Golden Gate Bridge Shutdown in Gaza War Protest Trial - Sacramento Moving Hub","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/86c10b5554b6537ecc726d6e474e8ce8.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-29T23:30:34+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/#\/schema\/person\/c703763e3a86ce0eba17becb53994618"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/86c10b5554b6537ecc726d6e474e8ce8.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/86c10b5554b6537ecc726d6e474e8ce8.jpg","width":2000,"height":1333,"caption":"From left, Em Tillotson, Conrad de Jesus, Sara Cantor, Rocky Chau, Sarah Ferrell, River Allen, and Bhavika Anandpura, the seven defendants on trial for blocking the Golden Gate Bridge for a pro-Palestinian protest, pose for a portrait at the San Francisco Superior Courthouse in San Francisco on May 29, 2026."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=489#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Activists Defend Golden Gate Bridge Shutdown in Gaza War Protest Trial"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/","name":"Sacramento Moving Hub","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/#\/schema\/person\/c703763e3a86ce0eba17becb53994618","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com"],"url":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}