The Livermore Police Department (LPD) said last week that it gave $500 in gift cards to four needy families identified by the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District.
A group of protesters with a bullhorn converged outside the homes of Livermore Mayor Bob Woerner and Councilmember Trish Munro Saturday in a display of outrage over a perceived threat to privacy and free expression.
At issue was the thin blue line flag â an American flag with a blue stripe intended to honor police officers â that the protesters believed city leaders were targeting as a symbol of hate.
Protestors at the Dec. 20 rally also worried about tax dollars funding a digital dossier created to locate, inventory and identify those who display the flag on private land.
The problem is, none of this was true.