page_title: George Floyd protests in California
section_title: City of San Diego
hierarchical_section_title: George Floyd protests in California / Southern California / San Diego County / City of San Diego
caption_attribution_description: English: Black Lives Matter / George Floyd protest in San Diego, California on May 31, 2020
context_page_description: There have been a series of protests and riots in California related to the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis while in police custody. On May 31, 2020, the California Department of Human Resources advised "all state departments with offices in downtown city areas" to close on June 1.
context_section_description: May 30: a car caravan organized by the "Racial Justice Coalition" drove through the Point Loma neighborhood. They intended to deliver a message to Mayor Kevin Faulconer at his home, but San Diego Police had barricaded the street.
  May 31: several hundred protesters at a "Justice for George" demonstration at the Hall of Justice shut down I-5 downtown. 97 people were arrested.
  June 1: Hundreds marched from Balboa Park to the Pride Flag in Hillcrest. A smaller group remained in the evening. SDPD declared an illegal assembly at 11:10pm saying fireworks and other objects were thrown at them. 17 people were arrested.
  June 2: Several hundreds (possibly over 1000) gathered on the Bankers Hill side of Balboa Park, marched to the County Administration Building where they listened to speakers and then to the San Diego Civic Center.
  June 4: At least 2,000 demonstrators marched from San Diego Police Headquarters through Hillcrest to North Park around 5pm. A woman was dragged into an unmarked car by unidentified law enforcement officers. One of the officers could be heard saying to the protesters, "You follow us, you will get shot. Do you understand me?" San Diego police department later confirmed the individuals were law enforcement officers and said the woman had hit police with her protest sign. SDPD announced that the outcome arrest will be kept secret.  Several dozen protested near Mira Mesa Recreation Center.
  June 5: A "paddle-out" to support Black Lives Matter organized by Black Girls Surf was held on La Jolla Shores.
  June 6: About 3,000 protested at the County Administration building downtown. About 300 protested in Del Mar Heights. In Pacific Beach, hundreds of surfers and other supporters organized a "Paddle for Peace" demonstration at Tourmaline Surfing Park. Demonstrators observe 8'46" of silence and surfers dropped flowers and leis on the waves at a synchronized moment. June 8: Nearly 100 gathered in the Trader Joe's parking lot for a march on Garnet Avenue. In University Heights, about 100 people protested at Texas Street and Adams Avenue.
  June 8: Protesters blocked roads and intersections in Hillcrest around 8pm. In La Jolla, a protest occurred in Kellogg Park.
  June 12: organizers passed out carnations and signs to hundreds of protesters at La Jolla Cove.
  June 13: A rally called March & Rally: Defund the Police. Fund the People! organized by The Party for Socialism and Liberation - San Diego was held in Waterfront Park. Another group marched from Pacific Beach to Bonita Cove. Protesters also gathered outside the offices of  right-wing cable channel One America News Network on Morena Boulevard. OANN CEO and founder Robert Herring Sr. asked the protesters to prove that a conspiracy theory about the Buffalo police shoving incident retweeted by Donald Trump is false.
  June 20: About 1000 skateboards rallied downtown at a "Rolling for Rights" gathering against systemic racism.
  June 28: The Pedal for Justice San Diego Coalition organized a bike ride event from downtown San Diego to Balboa Park to raise awareness for systemic racial injustices and to advocate for underserved communities who do not have safe access to outdoor sports.
caption: Protest in San Diego on May 31
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