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Jack Spade to the Mission: "We're Done" [UPDATED]
I know we're only two days into my temporary blogging hiatus, but…After last night's Board of Appeals hearing regarding Jack Spade's formula retail status, which ruled new evidence suggested Jack Spade...
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Protesters Block Google Bus at 24th and Valencia
Here we go again: protesters have setup at 24th and Valencia this morning, blocking Google buses from leaving the city. Much like May's protest that saw a Google Bus piñata smashed to bits, organizers...
View ArticleG̶o̶o̶g̶l̶e̶ ̶E̶m̶p̶l̶o̶y̶e̶e̶ Actor: "This is a City For the Right People...
At this morning's anti-Google Bus protest at 24th and Valencia, the SF Bay Guardian captured this exchange between a protester and Google Employee actor wishing to be this season's Peter Shih....
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Tech Shuttle Shutdowns Spread to Oakland, Promise to Become More Frequent
In a clear sign that the protests over tech shuttles aren't going way—despite their hiccups—housing activists this morning hit the Bay Area with a three-pronged protest; shutting down an Apple Shuttle...
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Are the Anti-Tech Protesters Winning?
If you read the criticisms, the protests over tech shuttles and the industry's impact on housing costs are pointless and misdirected, if not worse.“The protests are xenophobic and illogical,” wrote...
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Protesters to Ring In the New Year by Linking Cops to Evictions
Despite its faults, I think we all agree that tech bus shutdowns are a pretty effective way to protest gentrification. No matter. Some off-message neighborhood activists are gathering at 24th and...
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SF Announces Plan to Legalize Tech Buses, Protesters Remain Skeptical
Following a year of roaring criticism of tech buses, ranging from Rebecca Solnit's “alien overlord” essay to December's blockades, Mayor Lee and SFMTA today laid out a proposal to legitimize the...
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Wound Irrigation: Gentrification Protesters Reignite Resentments at 16th and...
A resentment festival sponsored by the Plaza 16 Coalition was conducted last Saturday at the corner of Mission and 16th Street. Free food was provided and speeches were delivered for approximately one...
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Herd of Ironic Fauxtesters to March Against Marches on Friday
Proving that irony can still be found in the Mission despite the turbulent times, the second annual SF Fauxtest aims to amuse and bewilder with a protest designed to air petty annoyances, chant against...
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Anti-Tech Protests Just Another Advertising Opportunity for Start-Ups
On a patch of sidewalk sandwiched between City Hall and The Crunchies, the tech industry's masturbatory answer to the Grammy's, about three dozen protesters held their own award ceremony.Christened...
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Tenants Take Field Trip to Sacramento
State Senator Mark Leno believes that there just might be the political will to reform the Ellis Act. At least, that’s what he told the audience assembled at the California State Capitol for the...
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Bricks and Invective Hurled at Vanguard Properties, Windows Broken
This morning, contractors were busy repairing two windows broken some time after close of business last week at the Mission Street headquarters of realtor and property manager Vanguard Properties. A...
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Oakland's Panopticon Effort Scaled Back, Mayor Vows to Move it Forward
All eyes from civil liberties watchdogs across the Bay Area were on Oakland’s City Council meeting last night for the discussion of and vote on agenda item number 14, Domain Awareness Center (DAC)...
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San Francisco Comedians Stand Up Against Ellis Act Evictions
The usually sombre proceedings of the SF Board of Supervisors’ Land Use and Economic Development Committee meeting were livened up today by some of our favorite local comedians, who came to support a...
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Dancing Clowns Convert Google Bus Into Luxury "Gmuni"
The press release said the protest was to begin at 8am, but much like Muni itself, the protesters were running about an hour late.Dubbed “Gmuni”, the latest Google Bus-blocking protest rolled up to...
View ArticleWatching a Cop Eat the Sidewalk After Getting Hit With a Barricade Almost...
Last night’s Ferguson protests in San Francisco got somewhat out of hand, with protesters smashing business windows and hurling bricks and bottles at cops. According to Beth Spotswood, cops donned riot...
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Protesters Block Google Bus at 24th and Valencia
Here we go again: protesters have setup at 24th and Valencia this morning, blocking Google buses from leaving the city. Much like May's protest that saw a Google Bus piñata smashed to bits, organizers...
View ArticleG̶o̶o̶g̶l̶e̶ ̶E̶m̶p̶l̶o̶y̶e̶e̶ Actor: "This is a City For the Right People...
At this morning's anti-Google Bus protest at 24th and Valencia, the SF Bay Guardian captured this exchange between a protester and Google Employee actor wishing to be this season's Peter Shih....
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Tech Shuttle Shutdowns Spread to Oakland, Promise to Become More Frequent
In a clear sign that the protests over tech shuttles aren't going way—despite their hiccups—housing activists this morning hit the Bay Area with a three-pronged protest; shutting down an Apple Shuttle...
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Are the Anti-Tech Protesters Winning?
If you read the criticisms, the protests over tech shuttles and the industry's impact on housing costs are pointless and misdirected, if not worse.“The protests are xenophobic and illogical,” wrote...
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