A police car sits in front of the University Police Department station on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (Original photograph by Harika Maddala, Illustration by Kyran Berlin / Golden Gate Xpress)

Maricruz Lopez raises her fist looking at the cops, who lined up on the sidewalk. Lopez is in a white-colored shirt with red-colored stains on the back, resembling the gunshots on the back of Jacob Blake,...

People setup signs with Sean Monterrosa’s pictures and messages like “Justice for Sean” and “Tucan” on the fence of the school he attended-Junipero Serra Elementary School, during Tucan Day,...

Hannah Khorassani reads about COVID-19 symptoms on her laptop, at her residence in Daly City, Calif., on July 19, 2020. Khorassani’s mother, who lives in Los Angeles, recently tested positive for COVID-19....

Shawanda Scott bursts into tears during the press conference at San Quentin State Prison, in Marin County, Calif., on July 9, 2020. Her son is an inmate at the prison and has recently tested positive for...

A protester pays respects for the Black people killed recently, at the altar setup outside the City Hall building, during the 4th of July protest, in San Francisco, Calif., July 4, 2020. (Harika Maddala/...

Ny Nourn raises both her hands in response to the host asking whether anyone in the crowd had served in the prison or had loved ones currently in prison, during the protest outside San Quentin State Prison,...

An American flag burns outside the home of Walnut Creek's Mayor, in Walnut Creek, Calif. on June 17, 2020. (Harika Maddala / Golden Gate Xpress)

Students wait in their cars for the commencement of the graduation car parade at Cupertino High School, in Cupertino, Calif., on June 4, 2020. (Harika Maddala / Golden Gate Xpress)

Between May and October, ACLED recorded more than 10,600 demonstration protests across the U.S. Over 10,100 of these — roughly 95% — involve peaceful protesters, while less than 570 — approximately...

https://youtu.be/xLLU-Ot0qg8 In episode two of  “Recordando a Nuestros Seres Queridos,” Lin-Yu Diaz and Luis Gutierrez share how they celebrate Día de los Muertos in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lin-Yu...

Voters cast their ballots at the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters in San Jose, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2020. Despite the 2020 election having record voter turnout, about 116 million citizens are believed...

Celebrators of the Día De Los Muertos, also referred to as Day of the Dead, remembered their loved ones who have passed away, some during the pandemic. Connie Rivera and Denise Gonzales are two...

Members of The Bay Area Freedom Project observe five minutes of silence for the people killed by the 'Fatal 14,' outside Vallejo Police Department, in Solano County, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2020. Fatal 14 are...

Community organizers of The Bay Area Freedom Project write down the names of those killed by Fatal 14 in chalk, outside Vallejo Police Department, in Solano County, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2020. VPD has arrested...

A resident leans out from his window to look at the protesters marchingon the 18th St. in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2020. (Harika Maddala/ Golden Gate Xpress)

People march down 16th St. while chanting slogans asking people to vote for democracyin San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2020. The march was a collaboration among many Bay Area organizations such as March for...

Rita Foster waves an American Pride flag before marching to Market St. & Larkin St. in San Francisco.Foster said that she felt that America could not be represented by the blue and red colors alone, while...

Protesters march towards Valencia St. while chanting slogans such as "Trump, Pence, out now." (Harika Maddala/ Golden Gate Xpress)

Ruthie Sakheim, of Occupy San Francisco, holds a sign that says, 'Resist, Disrupt, Persist' at the 'March for democracy event' outside Mission High School in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2020. (Harika Maddala...

Caption/Description: A woman holds her dog in one arm and a sign that says "To insult our fallen soldiers is to insult all who serve," and a "vote" sign with the other hand before the crowd started marching,...

With Election Day less than a month away, voting centers across California are beginning to open for early voting. The Voters Choice Act, passed in 2016, allows 15 counties in California including...

Adam Paganini listens to voice messages he received while he was away. He had not been to the campus since the shelter-in-place order in March. (Harika Maddala / Golden Gate Xpress)

Protesters took to the streets of San Francisco and San Jose to show their disapproval of the verdict for the death of Breonna Taylor on Wednesday evening. Taylor became one of the faces of police...

https://youtu.be/a4WUiFy-79M There is an infinite amount of information available to us online, from #StormArea51 to #BlackoutTuesday, Fox News to Al Jazeera, and every meme you could ever think of....

Bay area residents woke up to red orange skies from the ongoing wildfires around the state. (Golden Gate Xpress / San Francisco, CA., Sept. 9, 2020)

A banner with a message for Lennar Corporation that says, "Stop Contaminating & Driving Displacement in our communities," outside Bay View Park in San Francisco. Lennar Corporation is a homebuilder and...

Street art on 13th Street. (Harika Maddala/ Golden Gate Xpress/Downtown Oakland, Calif. June 27, 2020)

El oficial de policía Jarrett Tonn del Departamento de Policía de Vallejo (VPD) disparó fatalmente a Sean Monterrosa, un muchacho de 22 años y un nativo de San Francisco, el 2 de Junio. El incidente...

Laura Monterrosa, madre de Sean, muestra su retrato y ve a La Dona cantar durante el Día de Tucan, un evento público realizado en honor a Sean Monterrosa, cerca de Holly Park, en San Francisco, California,...

Will Dunton eats lunch while sitting in his car parked in shade in the parking lot outside In-N-Out Burger. Dunton, who is currently unemployed, spends his time walking at the City Park or hanging out...

The Fourth of July is a day typically associated with barbecues, family gatherings and fireworks. However, in light of the protests held in response to the death of George Floyd, the traditional day of...

A protest hosted by the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights was held at the San Quentin State Prison on Sunday. Participants gathered in front of the historic penitentiary's guarded fence, and many...

A protester kicks the garage door at the residence of Walnut Creek's Mayor, during the twilight protest in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Jun. 17, 2020 (Harika Maddala / Golden Gate Xpress)

A protestor Lucy throws paint on the road outside the residence of Walnut Creek's Mayor, in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Jun. 17, 2020 (Harika Maddala / Golden Gate Xpress)

Protestors take a knee towards the end of the march, in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Jun. 17, 2020 (Harika Maddala / Golden Gate Xpress)

A resident of Walnut Creek raises her hand in support of the twilight protest, in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Jun. 17, 2020 (Harika Maddala / Golden Gate Xpress)

A protester uses a pan and a drum stick to make noise during the twilight protest in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Jun. 17, 2020 (Harika Maddala / Golden Gate Xpress)

A protestor holds a placard that read "BLACK LIVES MATTER Walnut Creek WAKE UP" during the twilight protest in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Jun. 17, 2020 (Harika Maddala / Golden Gate Xpress)

Cupertino High School organized a car parade on Thursday to celebrate the graduation of its senior year students in Cupertino, California. Educational institutions across the country have canceled ceremonies...