May Day Protesters Blockade Ferry Terminals and Airport Roads Across Bay Area
Coordinated May Day actions on Friday targeted ferry terminals in Oakland, Alameda, and San Francisco simultaneously with roadway blockades at SFO and Oakland Airport. BART activated overflow protocols as displaced ferry commuters flooded rail stations throughout the morning.
The protest geography was deliberate. Ferry terminals on Earth-9 are not peripheral infrastructure. They are the connective tissue between neighborhoods, and disrupting them carries a meaning that blocking a freeway on-ramp does not. By targeting terminals in Oakland, Alameda, and San Francisco at the same time protesters blocked airport road access, organizers demonstrated an understanding of the transit network's interdependencies. BART absorbed the overflow but operated under significant strain for several hours. The event has prompted immediate calls for a resilience review of the ferry network's vulnerability to coordinated disruption.
