Thousands of demonstrators pack downtown SLO for ‘No Kings’ protest 

Rally was one of about 2,000 held nationwide

– Several thousand people gathered downtown Saturday for the “No Kings” rally. Police closed streets at Monterey and Osos streets near the San Luis Obispo County Government Center.

Attendance was estimated at 6,000 to 7,000, according to the San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party.

County Supervisor Jimmy Paulding and other local Democratic leaders spoke at the event. A leader of the Democratic Party at Cal Poly addressed the crowd on the electronic jumbo screen.

The San Luis Obispo rally was one of about 2,000 similar demonstrations held nationwide.

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