Frisco Five

[2] Specifically the deaths of Alex Nieto on March 21, 2014,[3] Mario Woods on December 2, 2015,[4] Amilcar Perez Lopez on February 26, 2015,[5] and Luis Gongora on April 7, 2016.

[6][7] The five protesters – Ike Pinkston, 42, Sellassie Blackwell, 39, Edwin Lindo, 29, Maria Gutierrez, 66, and her son Ilyich "Equipto" Sato, 42 – called for the resignation of SFPD chief Greg Suhr over a series of recent shootings of men of color.

[8][9] The protesters were a mix of musicians, educators, and a politician: Pinkston, Sellassie, and Equito are hip hop artists, Gutierrez is director of Los Compañeros del Barrio Preschool, and Lindo was a candidate for Supervisor in District 9.

[14] The San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi sent California Attorney General Kamala Harris a request that supported the protestor's claims of racism by the San Francisco Police Department,[15] and requested a civil rights investigation that would be enforceable.

[23] Mayor Lee spoke with the Frisco Five, telling them he respected their right to protest but that he would not agree to their demand that he fire Suhr.

Alex Nieto memorial (2016), Bernal Heights Hill, San Francisco
Amilcar Perez-Lopez memorial (2015), Mission District, San Francisco