AC Transit Routes Return to Normal After Protests in Oakland

AC Transit reports that bus routes that were detoured in Oakland Thursday afternoon and evening due to protests planned in the downtown area have returned to normal service.

An “Umbrella March” protesting police brutality against African Americans under the slogan “Black Lives Matter” was scheduled to start at 4 p.m. in the area of 14th and Broadway, and a second march at 7 p.m. at the same location.

By Bay City News

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Previously on Patch:

• Students in at Least 4 Oakland High Schools Walk Out in Protest
• Group Claims Responsibility for Effigies
• Oakland P.D. Overtime Budget for Protests Escalating
• March in Berkeley Leads to Confrontation on Oakland Highway, Looting
• Civil Unrest in Berkeley Ends
• Protesters Condemn Police Tactics While Berkeley City Officials Call for Calm
• Protestors in Oakland Rally Against Lack of Indictment in NY Death in Custody
• Oakland Police Made More Ferguson Protest Arrests Than Any Other City in U.S.
• ‘Blackout Black Friday’ Protesters Arrested After Chaining Themselves, Blocking BART Trains
• UPDATED: Protesters Blocking Traffic on I-5 in La Jolla Walk Off
• Oakland Police Call in Additional Help for Third Night of Protests
• Police Arrest, Cite Protestors Who Blocked Part of I-580, Vandalized Property Tuesday
• Oakland Police Chief Says Officers Performed ‘Well’ During Ferguson Verdict Protests
• Police Arrest More Than 40 Vandals During Oakland Protests Monday Night
• Protestors in Oakland Arrested After Announcement on Fatal Missouri Shooting
• No Indictment for Officer Wilson in Shooting Death of Michael Brown
• Stanford Students Walk Out Of Classes Today For Ferguson Protest March