Protesters demanding an end to U.S. support for actions in Gaza took to key Bay Area routes on Tax Day, snarling traffic and stirring controversy, with the Golden Gate Bridge and I-880 in Oakland becoming sites of significant disruption as activists chained themselves to objects and blocked lanes reported Hoodline. The protests orchestrated by the A15 activist group saw the Golden Gate Bridge's southbound traffic grind to a halt under a banner that declared "Stop the World for Gaza". Another group brought I-880 traffic near downtown Oakland to a standstill using concrete barrels and a message of "A15 Economic Protest for Free Palestine."

According to Hoodline, the protests began around 6:30 am and created extensive delays. The activists ultimately aimed to demonstrate the strategic economic impacts of their actions by blocking I-880, a major artery of freight traffic in the area. The demonstrators on the bridge appeared to focus more on the immediacy of the spectacle and the symbolic act of halting the bridge's flow. Public transit agencies like BART and SF Bay Ferry were presented as alternatives. However, this was of little comfort to the many stuck, some needing medical care or missing important appointments.

Further, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) faced challenges with removing protesters who had fixed themselves to barriers, prolonging the blockades, and elevating the stakes for activists and law enforcement, as detailed in a Facebook post by the A15 movement through Hoodline. Additional protests in San Francisco by the group Code Pink and more actions by A15 focused on the Tesla Factory in Fremont suggested a day of heightened activism and traffic tribulation.

Meanwhile, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced charges against twenty-six individuals tied to the Golden Gate Bridge protests: eight facing felony conspiracy and other related charges, and eighteen were charged with misdemeanors, as per the District Attorney's Office. "While we must protect avenues for free speech, the exercise of free speech can not compromise public safety," Jenkins said in the release. The California Highway Patrol echoed this sentiment, reinforcing the idea of lawful protest while condemning the blockade's unsafe consequences.

According to the District Attorney's press release, the affidavits filed by the CHP described a detailed and premeditated effort to shut down the bridge, resulting in substantial financial losses for the Golden Gate Bridge District and personal distress for thousands of commuters.