Anti-war activists protest outside SF homes of Feinstein, Pelosi

Susan Witka writes Anti-bombing protest messages in front of Senator Dianne Feinstein home on Saturday, April 14, 2018 in San Francisco, CA. Eleanor Levine is at left of a public address speaker. Susan Witka writes Anti-bombing protest messages in front of Senator Dianne Feinstein home on Saturday, April 14, 2018 in San Francisco, CA. Eleanor Levine is at left of a public address speaker. Photo: Paul Kuroda / Special To The Chronicle Photo: Paul Kuroda / Special To The Chronicle Image 1 of / 42 Caption Close Anti-war activists protest outside SF homes of Feinstein, Pelosi 1 / 42 Back to Gallery

The anti-war group Code Pink protested Saturday outside the San Francisco homes of Sen. Dianne Feinstein and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in response to the American-led missile strikes on Syria.

About half a dozen protesters tied banners to the gate of Feinstein’s Pacific Heights residence, urging her to “stop the bombing!” They also chalked messages on the walkway to her front door, telling the senator to “enforce the constitution” and “end these wars now.”

The protesters said they used special blue tape to hang their signs that wouldn’t leave marks so they “wouldn’t be accused of defacing.”

“We have no business meddling in the affairs of another country. The people of the Middle East and Syria have done nothing to the United States,” said Eleanor Levine of Oakland, a longtime organizer with the group.

They walked next to Pelosi’s home, also in Pacific Heights, where their message was the same. Later, the demonstrators were joined by several other groups at Market and Powell streets, where they condemned not only the strikes on Syria, but the U.S. support for Israel and a host of other issues.

Pelosi said Trump should have received approval from Congress before the attack on Syria’s chemical weapons program that was carried out Friday night by the United States, France and Britain.

“This latest chemical weapons attack against the Syrian people was a brutally inhumane war crime that demands a strong, smart and calculated response. One night of air strikes is not a substitute for a clear, comprehensive Syria strategy,” she said in a statement. “The President must come to Congress and secure an Authorization for Use of Military Force by proposing a comprehensive strategy with clear objectives that keep our military safe and avoid collateral damage to innocent civilians.”

Feinstein echoed those comments in a tweet Saturday.

“I’m continuing to monitor Syria in the aftermath of yesterday’s missile strikes,” she said. “(Syrian President Bashar al-Assad) must NOT be allowed to gas his citizens, but Congress also must be consulted regarding use of force. My thoughts are with our servicemen and women in harm’s way.”

Kimberly Veklerov is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: kveklerov@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @kveklerov