Also in Sacramento, two protests have happened in the last week. The first, in response to the various DEA raids on medical cannabis stores in California. The second was a culmination of three consecutive Saturday anti-war/anti-Bush rallies was held in Sacramento on March 18. Over 400 Sacramento activists gathered at 16th & Broadway to mark the third anniversary of the U. S-led illegal aggression against the sovereign nation of Iraq. The rally was sponsored by various peace and progressive groups. This series of Saturday rallies, which started on March 4, were multi-national, multi-issue protests focusing on the illegal, bungled occupation of Iraq, now slipping into full blown-civil war.

In Fresno, activists held the yearly, "Rally in the Valley". Over 300 Fresnan’s marked the three-year anniversary of the U.S. war in Iraq by holding a march and rally today. The demonstration started near CSU Fresno and the march proceeded to the Free Speech Area on the campus where numerous community groups had literature tables set up. Local speakers included the Reverend Floyd Harris and Stan Santos. Harris told the crowd that “if you want peace, work for justice.” He called for an end to the war in Iraq and invited the community to join the National Action Network for the rally they hold in West Fresno every month. That rally is held on the third Friday of every month at the intersection of 'C' and Fresno Streets in Fresno. Some organizers have asked other activists why numbers were possibly lower than previous years.

In Modesto, pressure from various groups has caused Wal-Mart to cancel it's plans for building in Ripon. While the corporation still wants to build in the area, they will no longer be building in the main street area of the small town of Ripon.