Damn, yeah the protesters have been pretty active right by my house, trying to get onto the freeway. There's been protests going on about 8 of the past 10 days in Oakland and Berkeley.

Sorry for the crappy quality, it was like midnight and I was half asleep.

It's been a shitshow, and the Berkeley protests even got teargassed.

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Protesters-march-again-in-S-F-and-Berkeley-5940498.php

Apparently those guys were California Highway Patrol, and were in plainclothes (instigating, according to some) without Oakland PD knowledge.