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Dalai Lama Touts Compassion At Sold Out Santa Clara Event
The Dalai Lama bought his spiritual message of compassion Monday to about 4,000 people inside an arena at Santa Clara University as about 100 protesters made noise outside.
Hundreds Protest Tech Tax Breaks At Twitter Headquarters In San Francisco
Protesters, including some who dressed up like Cupid, congregated at Twitter headquarters on Wednesday to voice opposition to the tax breaks several tech companies have received.
Activists Target San Francisco Tech Award Show With ‘Crappie’ Alternative
Activist groups Monday plan to protest a San Francisco tech awards show which gives out so-called ‘Crunchies’ by holding their own version – the ‘Crappies’ – to call attention to what they say are the negative effects of the tech influx.
Pittsburg Residents Protest Crude Oil Storage And Transfer Project
Residents in Pittsburg took to the streets Saturday afternoon to voice their opposition to a project that would create a crude oil storage and transfer facility in their backyards.
Demonstration Planned In Oakland To Mark 5th Anniversary Of Oscar Grant Shooting
Oakland city officials are alerting residents about demonstrations planned in the city tonight and Wednesday afternoon.
SF Protest At Twitter HQ To Focus On Corporate Benefits Vs. Public Needs
A group was gathering in downtown San Francisco Monday afternoon to call for city and state officials to shift support from technology companies and other corporations to students, families and public education.
East Bay Fast Food Workers Walk Off The Job In Bid For Higher Pay
Fast-food workers in Oakland and throughout the East Bay walked off the job Thursday to participate in protests as part of a nationwide movement aimed at boosting their pay and benefits, an organizer said.
Napolitano Proposes Tuition Freeze At 1st UC Regents Meeting
At her first University of California Board of Regents meeting as UC president, Janet Napolitano on Wednesday proposed a tuition freeze and announced several new initiatives.
Protesters Outside Twitter’s SF Headquarters Decry High-Tech Tax Breaks
Amid the excitement caused by Twitter’s highly anticipated IPO on Thursday morning, protesters—attempting to ruffle the feathers of the social media company—marched outside its headquarters in San Francisco decrying the city’s tax breaks for high-tech companies.
Homeless Advocates Pushing Back Against Proposed Night Closure Of SF Parks
Dozens of homeless advocates camped out overnight in San Francisco’s Dolores Park Monday night after holding a “sleep-in” protest against one supervisor’s plan to close city parks from midnight to 5 a.m.
