Activists Urge Google to 'Dump Trump'

Bay Area civil rights activists on Thursday delivered more than 500,000 petition signatures to Google headquarters in Mountain View calling on the company to pull its sponsorship of the Republican National Convention this summer if Donald Trump is the nominee.

Chanting "Google dump Trump," dozens of activists marched up to the Googleplex to hand over the petitions saying Google and other corporations should not provide a platform for what they call Trump’s hateful rhetoric.

"Companies, especially a company that claims to do no evil and that wants to be a positive force for change in the world needs to be on the right side of history," said Arisha Hatch, managing director at ColorOfChange.

Google Public Policy Executive Juniper Downs accepted the petitions for the company, but wouldn’t provide an immediate response.

Google is reviewing the matter, Downs said.

Republican Party Convention Comes to the Bay Area

The California Republican Party Convention begins Friday in Burlingame and kicks off with a luncheon featuring Trump.

Burlingame police have requested assistance from local law enforcement agencies in anticipation of up to 5,000 demonstrators expected to protest outside the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, where the event will occur.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich will speak at the Friday night dinner, while Saturday will be dominated by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.