Signs, chants and solidarity: Mendocino cities join nationwide resistance to Trump

by Sydney Fishman and Mandela Linder, Bay City News June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

A group of protestors hold signs at the "No Kings" protest in Ukiah, Calif., on Saturday, June 14, 2025. The event, one of about 2,000 demonstrations held nationwide to protest President Donald Trump’s administration, was among the largest coordinated protests against the government since the beginning of Trump’s term. (Sydney Fishman/Bay City News)

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE across Mendocino County joined a wave of coordinated “No Kings” protests over the weekend, denouncing President Donald Trump’s policies and calling for democracy, immigrant rights and an end to government overreach. The demonstrations, among the largest locally since Trump’s term began, also drew criticism of U.S. support for the war in Gaza.

Ukiah

On what is usually a quiet weekend morning in downtown Ukiah, hundreds of protesters gathered Saturday in front of the Mendocino County Courthouse for the “No Kings” protest.

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