Protests
Protesters Seek Immigration Reform In Bay Area May Day Rallies
As many as a thousand protesters marched from San Francisco’s Mission District to Civic Center Plaza Wednesday afternoon to call for immigration reform as part of several May Day rallies in the Bay Area.
San Francisco Protester Gets 2 Years For Throwing Bricks At Police
A year to the day after he was arrested for throwing bricks at San Francisco police officers, a protester was sentenced Wednesday to two years in state prison for a felony assault charge, prosecutors said.
7 Tree-Sitters Protesting Willits Bypass Arrested
Seven people camping in trees to protest construction of a Highway 101 bypass in Mendocino County were arrested Tuesday by dozens of California Highway Patrol officers who were lifted into the trees on cherry-pickers.
Oakland Plan To Hire Police Consultant Under Fire Over ‘Stop And Frisk’
Emotions ran high at Oakland City Hall on Tuesday night as dozens of people spoke out against a controversial plan to bring a former Los Angeles and New York police chief in to advise Oakland’s Police Department.
Levi’s To Eliminate Hazardous Chemicals After Greenpeace Protest
San Francisco-based Levi Strauss & Co. has committed to eliminating hazardous chemicals in the manufacturing of its products by 2020 following a Greenpeace-organized protest at its headquarters Wednesday morning.
Naked Protesters Disrupt Final Vote To Uphold San Francisco Nudity Ban
A ban on nudity in San Francisco was given final approval by the city’s Board of Supervisors Tuesday in a raucous meeting at which several people stripped naked in board chambers.
UC Berkeley Protesters Occupy Vacant Building For Several Hours
Students who barricaded themselves inside of a vacant University of California at Berkeley building Tuesday evening to demand support for minority programs on campus ended their occupation after several hours.
Walnut Creek Chick-Fil-A Opens With Crowds, Protests
The Bay Area’s newest Chick-fil-A restaurant opened its doors in Walnut Creek Thursday morning, ushering in hungry patrons while protesters outside continued to demonstrate against the company’s stance on same-sex marriage.
Occupy Oakland To Mark Anniversary, Large Police Presence Expected
The City of Oakland and its Police Department are fully aware of the planned Occupy Oakland protest on Thursday, and they are prepared for whatever comes of it.
20 Protesters Arrested After Taking Over Vacant SF Castro Building
Police arrested about 20 protesters who entered and occupied a vacant building in San Francisco’s Castro District Wednesday night.
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