Nearly 80 protesters who shut down the Bay Bridge for hours in November have accepted community service and were ordered to pay restitution in exchange for the end to legal proceedings against them.

The protesters blocked the westbound lanes of the bridge east of Treasure Island during the height of the morning commute on Nov. 16, 2023, to call for a ceasefire in Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.