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.