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San Francisco

Aug. 26

Patriot Prayer, a pro-

Trump group led by

Joey Gibson, abruptly

canceled plans for

a controversial free

speech march and rally

at Crissy Field near the

Golden Gate Bridge.

The National Park

Service had granted

the group a permit

despite objections from

Boston

Aug. 19

More than 500 police

officers were on duty for

a planned free speech

rally at Boston Common

that wound up attracting

the attention of white

nationalists. Some

40,000 people showed

up to protest the event,

leading organizers to

abandon it.

$225,131

Police overtime

$10,230

Barrier trucks

the city. According

to records obtained

by the San Francisco

Examiner, the city spent

$775,000 on public

safety and $115,000

on extra buses and

traffic control. The

mayor’s office says

it has requested

reimbursement from

the federal government.

SOURCE: BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

$890,000

Security and transit

SOURCE: SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER

Portland, Ore.

Sept. 10

Acting Police Captain

Ryan Lee says that

when protesters impede

a major street in the

city, the estimated

cost is $234,000 per

hour in lost economic

activity. Then,

“there’s a cascading

effect,” he says. “If a

restaurant isn’t getting

much business, the

microeconomics extend

to the waiters and

waitresses.”

$234,000

Per hour in lost

economic activity

SOURCE: ACTING CAPTAIN RYAN LEE, PORTLAND POLICE BUREAU

PORTLAND, BOSTON, AND SAN FRANCISCO: MARK PETERSON/REDUX