'Not Our President' — Protests Erupt Across the Bay Area After Trump's Stunning Presidential Victory

By Rhea Mahbubani, Gillian Edevane, Riya Bhattacharjee and Jennifer Gonzalez

Hundreds of protesters poured onto Bay Area streets minutes after Donald Trump was declared the 45th president of the United States early Wednesday morning, blocking freeways, lighting fires and chanting, "Not our president" and "F--- Trump."

Protesters, who predominantly appeared to be students and other millennials,  also burned Trump effigies, smashed windows of the Oakland Tribune newsroom, and set tires, trash and newspaper stands on fire in Oakland and Berkeley. The disturbance also forced BART officials to shut down the 12th Street Oakland City Center station. Most of the vandalism was concentrated in the 2300 block of Broadway to 7th Street starting just before midnight, police said. Despite the mayhem, no injuries were reported and just one person was cited for a vehicle code violation, police said.

All the noise and angst came hours after Trump was declared leader of the free world, a stunning upset in this liberal swath of the country.

"When our communities are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back," railed protesters, walking through streets with their arms linked.

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Source: NBC News (Bay Area)