Occupy SF Swings Through the Mission
“We learned in the ‘80s that there's no such thing as trickle down.”
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San Francisco, Occupied
Marching from the Federal Reserve Bank to Union Square to the UN Plaza.
A Day in the Life of Occupy SF
Resurrection, Take 3 Monday, October 17, 2011 It’s the one-month anniversary of the populist occupations in both New York and San Francisco, and the folks at Occupy SF are starting all over again. For the third time. But you wouldn’t know this from walking around Justin Herman Plaza. It’s 10 a.m., and despite having been torn down 10 hours earlier...
Occupy San Francisco – Live Coverage
We're live at Justin Herman Plaza to cover the Occupy SF protest.
Game Time: The Occupy Movement Survival Quiz
With all the activity around Occupy Oakland and Occupy SF over the past week, and with today’s general strike on everyone’s minds, have you ever wondered whether you have it in you to make it through a political demonstration? Are you curious about how much Occupy trivia you’re stored in the recesses of your brain since September? In this quiz,...
Supervisors Talk With Occupy SF About Camp
While hundreds of jubilant Occupy SF protesters prepared for what they believed would be a confrontation with police officers following a letter from the city, a number of politicos attended the rally and voiced their support for the camp. Among those who attended were supervisors John Avalos, Jane Kim, David Campos, Eric Mar and David Chiu, as well as State...
Michael Moore Occupies SF
Filmmaker and activist Michael Moore surprised the crowd with a guest appearance at today’s general assembly at Occupy SF.
City Happy with Progress on Occupy SF Camp
Mayor Ed Lee talked of infiltration as sinister. And no one is sure what to do about the dead lawn and the mud ahead.
Mission on General Strike: A Beautiful Thing or a Waste of Time
Mission merchants respond to Oakland's general strike with resounding disagreement.
What Should the City Do With Occupy SF?
The city declared the Occupy SF camp in Justin Herman Plaza a health risk and ordered the number of tents be reduced to 100 by Thursday afternoon. On Friday morning, the camp remains, with many more than 100 tents. Mission residents share what they think the city should do about the Occupy SF encampment.
Occupy Edu: A Long Night @ Cal
Teach-ins, protests, rallies. Occupy moves to the campus.
SF Occupy in the Mission? Local Owners Skeptical
Some businesses around the current Occupy SF location on the Embarcadero are none too happy about the encampment. Now, a proposed Occupy SF relocation could bring the protesters, tents and all, to the Mission District. Local business owners held mixed opinions about the move, and most were skeptical about the idea.
Occupy SF Dismantled by Police Overnight
After a tense standoff with protesters at the Occupy SF encampment on Justin Herman Plaza, city officials dismantled the camp early this morning, transforming the six-week-old tent city housing hundreds of people back to its original state in a matter of hours. The much-anticipated raid came after weeks of actions by police that clipped the size of the group’s encampments,...
Good Morning Mission!
It is currently 7 a.m., 50°, and headed toward the low 70s as this summer-like weather continues. May Day, also known as International Worker’s Day, is tomorrow, and a march for immigrant rights is scheduled at 24th and Mission streets. Additionally, a “bike cavalry” will leave from 16th and Mission and head to the Golden Gate Bridge to take part in...
OccupySF Condemns Mission Vandalism
“It’s like a murder mystery,” said David Solnit, an organizer with OccupySF, speculating about who may have been responsible for the smashing of Valencia street on Monday night.