"Two of Los Gatos' busiest streets bustled louder than usual as hundreds of protesters turned out for No Kings demonstrations and drivers honked at them in support. No Kings day started in June on President Donald Trump's birthday as a way to protest his authoritarian power grabs, according to the organizers' website. On Oct. 18, nationwide No Kings protests were planned to protest Trump's orders to send the National Guard and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers into U.S. cities and his policies gutting healthcare,"
"environmental protections and education. The movement spanned over 2,700 events in all 50 states and involved over seven million people, according to the No Kings website. Marian Schain, a resident at the Terraces of Los Gatos, organized a No Kings rally that was attended by other Terrace residents and their family members. She said that she and other residents were scared for the future and wanted to hold a protest to show that they care about their families and to stand up for the freedoms"
"they've enjoyed. We've gone through and been a large part of history, and we've seen what has happened in the past and we do not want to have the major problems that we foresee come about, so it's up to us to protest, Schain said. Schain said her biggest concerns include people being taken from their families without any concern for the law and the Trump administration's efforts to cut healthcare and nutrition support. Making health insurance unavailable will have a terrible effect on peoples'"
"health. Cutting off SNAP so children will be expected to learn at school when they have an empty stomach is cruel, Schain said. Trump and the government need to show that they care about people's needs. Schain's concerns were echoed by the dozens of people at the protest on the sidewalk next to the Chevron gas station at Blossom Hill Road and Los Gatos Boulevard. Sharon Roth, another resident of the Terraces, held a sign that said, I need to be able to tell my"
Hundreds of Los Gatos residents and supporters gathered on two busy streets for No Kings demonstrations while drivers honked in support. No Kings Day began in June on President Donald Trump's birthday to protest perceived authoritarian power grabs. Nationwide Oct. 18 protests targeted orders sending the National Guard and ICE into U.S. cities and policies seen as gutting healthcare, environmental protections and education. The movement spanned over 2,700 events across all 50 states and involved more than seven million people. Local Terraces residents, led by Marian Schain, voiced fears of family separations and strong concern about cuts to healthcare and SNAP.
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