Thousands of protesters participating in “Hands Off!” protests held in dozens of locations throughout Southern California on Saturday, April 5 carried home-made protest signs as they rallied.
Among the signs: “Eggs are too expensive. Eat the rich,” “It’s not left vs right. It’s the oligarchy vs all of us,” and “Trump is Tarifying.”
Here are some of the signs photographed by Southern California News Group photographers.
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Dash, an English Setter, wears a Beware of DOGE sign as more than 1,000 showed up on a nationwide Hands Off protest in Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) -
Bruce Lindemann of Newport Beach and Mariena Lindemann of Orange, right, hold signs along Ross St. in front of Sasscer Park in Santa Ana during a national day of action called “Hands Off!” Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer) -
About 300 “Hands Off!” protesters gather at the Huntington Beach Pier as they rally in a national campaign against the current administration on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
Protestors march past a Tesla as the owners hold up signs “Demusk America”during the Hands Off a nationwide protest of the Trump administration at Pershing Square to city hall in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG) -
Protesters gather along Ross St. at Sasscer Park in Santa Ana holding signs for cars passing by for a national day of action called “Hands Off!” Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People rally in front of Torrance City Hall, joining a nationwide protest of the Trump administration, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) -
People gathered on Colorado Blvd. to protest the Trump administration on April, 2025 in Pasadena. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) -
People gathered on Colorado Blvd. to protest the Trump administration on April, 2025 in Pasadena. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) -
People gathered on Colorado Blvd. to protest the Trump administration on April, 2025 in Pasadena. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) -
People gathered on Colorado Blvd. to protest the Trump administration on April, 2025 in Pasadena. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) -
People gathered on Colorado Blvd. to protest the Trump administration on April, 2025 in Pasadena. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) -
People gathered on Colorado Blvd. to protest the Trump administration on April, 2025 in Pasadena. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) -
People gathered on Colorado Blvd. to protest the Trump administration on April, 2025 in Pasadena. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) -
People gathered on Colorado Blvd. to protest the Trump administration on April, 2025 in Pasadena. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) -
People gathered on Colorado Blvd. to protest the Trump administration on April, 2025 in Pasadena. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) -
People gathered on Colorado Blvd. to protest the Trump administration on April, 2025 in Pasadena. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) -
People gathered on Colorado Blvd. to protest the Trump administration on April, 2025 in Pasadena. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) -
People gathered on Colorado Blvd. to protest the Trump administration on April, 2025 in Pasadena. (Photo by John McCoy, Contributing Photographer) -
A protester holds a sign during the Hands Off 2025 anti-Trump Protest in San Bernardino on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (James Quigg, Contributing Photographer) -
Douglas Hill waves a mini-sign, indicating how free speech rights are being affected by the current presidential administration during the Hands Off 2025 anti-Trump Protest in San Bernardino on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (James Quigg, Contributing Photographer) -
A protester waves a mini-sign, indicating how free speech rights are being affected by the current presidential administration during the Hands Off 2025 anti-Trump Protest in San Bernardino on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (James Quigg, Contributing Photographer)
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Dash, an English Setter, wears a Beware of DOGE sign as more than 1,000 showed up on a nationwide Hands Off protest in Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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