The cranky yet spirited folks at OccupySF, an Occupy Wall Street splinter group showing west coast solidarity, will hold a march up Market Street today. The group will meet at the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank at 101 Market just above Embarcadero BART station. They also need stuff. Lots of stuff. What kind of stuff? Well, among an extensive list of items they'd like to have, they're asking for: dishes, silverware, BART/Clipper cards, canopies, porta-a-potties, solar panels, photovoltaic generators, natural herbs, "fluoride free" toothpaste, natural honey, good knives, ink for a HP series 1200 printer, good selection of spices, seeds, and kitty [sic] pools. more ›

During Monday night's (now regularly occurring) protest/party at the BART Civic Center station, at least 40 people were pinched by the fuzz during the melee. What initially started out as a rally to decry to SFPD shooting death of Charles Hill on July 3, and then a protest to blast BART for censoring cell phone service, has now turned into a comparatively festive recurring "BART Mondays" at Civic Center. more ›

"They can't shoot us all -- fuck the police," reads a banner carried by a smattering of people following yesterday's protest in Dolores Park. The protest was over the unfortunate yet justifiable shooting death of Kenneth Harding, 19, who was killed in Bayview on Saturday after using a firearm against SFPD officers. more ›

Oh dear. A protest is planned today in Dolores Park over the shooting death of murder suspect Kenneth Harding, 19, who was killed by SFPD officers in Bayview on Saturday after evading fare and using a firearm. Even the more left among us are cocking their eyebrows at this alleged civil rights protest. more ›

Yesterday's protest of the officer-involved shootings of Charles Hill on July 3rd and the 2009 shooting of Oscar Grant drew some 70-80 protestors to Civic Center Station just before the evening rush hour. While those numbers don't sound overwhelming, the group was able to cause enough chaos to delay trains and close Civic Center station by 5:30 p.m. According to the Examiner, protesters were jamming train doors, banging on windows and at least one person was pulled off the roof of a train car during the demonstration. After the Civic Center closure, the group fizzled slight as some headed toward Powell Street station chanting "Oink, oink, bang, bang, every day the same old thing" and "No justice, no peace" while calling on BART to disband their police department. more ›

Huh. We're a bit surprised (and saddened) to see the SF Young Republicans are helping host a Tea Party Patriots rally tonight at Justin Herman Plaza. We didn't think SFYR supported anti-gay industry sect members -- at least not so blatantly. (It would be like, say, SF Young Democrats hosting a barcrawl championing left-leaning conspiracy theorists one finds living/babbling incoherently in Golden Gate Park.) How odd. Luckily, San Francisco is a place where all voices, not just one, can be heard. So, if limited government (for certain kinds of people), fiscal-ish responsibility, and having a WASP in the Oval Office are the issues you hold near and dear, then head down to the Embarcadero today from 4-7 p.m. for a Tea Party Patriots rally. more ›

The way we see it, there are two things you can do tomorrow afternoon to assert yourself as a responsible citizen of the world: show up to AT&T Park around 11 a.m. to celebrate the World Series-winning San Francisco Giants, or show up to U.N. Plaza around 1 p.m. to protest the civil liberties-suppressing regime of outgoing Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. (Technically, you can try to make it to both things, but good luck if you plan to use any kind of public transportation.) more ›

The Save KUSF folks are organizing a rally to take place in front of City Hall today from 1 to 4 p.m. The Board of Supervisors will be voting on the cause's resolution at 2 p.m. Participants are asked to make their own signs and wear red and black. Ty Segall will be performing, along with other special guests. more ›

Saturday, January 22, marks the 38th anniversary of Roe. v. Wade, which established a woman's right to have an abortion. On that day, both sides of the argument will come together, if you will, in San Francisco to duke it out. Verbally, that is. more ›

A group of people are expected to hold a rally in front of the State Building in San Francisco today. It's part of "a statewide day of fasting and advocacy actions" geared at shedding light on prison overcrowding. BCN (via CBS 5) reports: "Prisoners and their supporters up and down California will be joining in the 'Starving for Justice' fast with the help of supporting groups like Californians United for a Responsible Budget, a statewide coalition of more than 40 organizations trying to curb prison spending by closing facilities and reducing the number of people incarcerated." more ›

Care of the Contra Costa Times, reporter Matt O'Brien tells us about 10 Prop. 8 Rallies happening after today's Prop 8 ruling announcement. more ›

See, this is why we can't have nice things. Target, as SFist previously reported, financially backed an anti-gay politician (via Minnesota Forward) to the sum of $150,000. Now queer activists would like concerned citizens to gather at their local Target store on, uh, either August 14 and/or August 15 (psst, gay activism isn't known for being anal, organizational skills-wise). They even have t-shirts you can wear to show your disapproval for glorious, wonderful, we-secretly-still-want-to-go-there-to-buy-a-bunch-of-stuff-even-though-they-made-a-bad-decision Target more ›

During yesterday's quaint pro-Johannes Mehserle rally in Walnut Creek, no arrests were made. Also, no damages were reported. The most severe thing to happen at the pro-BART cop rally were a few four-letter words tossed about in the air. (Words can hurt, people.) more ›

SF Appeal alerts us to the under-publicized Pride Rally 4 Equality march and rally today at Noon at Harvey Milk Plaza (Castro and Market). more ›

What with Muni prepared to unleash its latest round of service cuts and fare increases, people are more concerned than ever. Such as SF Supervisors, Muni drivers, the lowly and forgotten Muni passenger - many of these types and more will gather at City Hall today for a noon rally. more ›

Members of the Bay Area National Anarchists -- a group, according to SF Weekly that "believes in white separatism and which supports the controversial Arizona anti-immigrant law" -- were physically attacked during Saturday's May Day rally at Civic Center Plaza. BANA founder Andrew Yeoman told the Weekly's Lauren Smiley that three members counter protesting on the sidewalk in front of City Hall were "attacked with mace, punches, kicks, and shoves as they left the immigration reform rally on Saturday." more ›

While not every rally in San Francisco is newsworthy, Thursday's 'tea day' tax filing day protest in Union Square was unique due to its heavy right-wing tint. (Other than anti-abortion rallies and lynchings, the far right doesn't come close to the sky high number of progressive public outcries.) more ›

During today's Day of Statewide Action for Public Education rallies, things are sure to get heated. And while many a protester foolishly thinks getting arrested or vandalizing amounts to something other than looking bad-ass, most of us know better. (Kids will be in attendance at many of today's events, so keeping your wits sharp and your fists to yourself is a must!) more ›

In honor of a Day of Statewide Action for Public Education, protesters at UC Santa Cruz are trying to make sure students don't receive one. As of this morning, UCSC students and employees have blocked the school's entrance. According to the Santa Cruz Sentienel, "[a] couple hundred students have blocked both entrances to the UC Santa Cruz campus and began marching near the base of campus as the March 4 Day of Action began." more ›

Billed as a Day of Statewide Action for Public Education, public education students, workers and supporters from Pre-K through PhD are expected to protest the glaring lack of funding aimed at California public schools. Thursday's SF rally, to be held at the Civic Center, will boast "more than 30 speakers from schools and universities as well as musical, dance and spoken word performances." The goal of this, according to the California Faculty Association, "is to raise awareness about the crisis in public education and the need to fully fund our schools, colleges and universities." Find out out what's happening in your neck of the woods, visit calfac.org. [via BCN/SF Appeal] more ›

The anniversary of Roe v. Wade brought out all kinds of crazily passionate folks to the Embarcadero on Saturday. Braving the rain, anti-abortion ilk showed up for the fifth annual Walk for Life West Coast, a march about Jesus. The pro-abortion rights counter-protest, Day of Action for Reproductive Justice, happening at the music concourse (right next to a crazy man shouting about 9/11 being an inside job), was put on by the Bay Area Coalition for Reproductive Rights. more ›

Although the brunt of this most recent storm is expected to arrive at around 5 p.m., a "Haitian freedom rally" will take place at Market and Powell today as well. It seems a group of activists plan on gathering at the busy intersection "to call on the U.S. to alter its response to the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti earlier this month." What response? Well, according to SF Appeal/BCN, they want earthquake aid efforts to be "humanitarian, not militarized." Charlie Hinton, member of something called The Haiti Action Committee, claims that "the U.S. military has taken over the airport at Port-au-Prince, and is preventing food, water and medicine from reaching the earthquake victims as quickly as possible." So, today's rally, if you want to lend your voice, is all about that kind of prickly stuff. Be sure to bring your umbrella. more ›

Today at noon, loads of pro-abortion (and, no, we will not call it "pro-choice," a sunshine-lollipop term that, ultimately, helps play a part in having abortion rights stripped away; if you can't even say it, why should your old white male leaders give a piss of concern about it?) folks will rally at City Hall to protest the Stupak-Pitts Amendment, which will allow "unprecedented restriction on women's access to abortion." more ›

Last year at this time, the gay community (and then some) lost their collective shit over the passing of Prop 8, a pro-discrimination measure that effectively pruned the rights of gay married couples. The passing of the anti-marriage confused and disturbing "Fuck Mormons" banner from his home, while blaming "middle class people" for Prop 8's passing(!); and this handy map of those who donated to Prop 8. more ›

After today's profoundly disappointing news that gay marriage was repealed in the state of Maine -- alas, unadulterated hate wins again -- rallies will be held across the country starting tonight. more ›

Flickr photog Tristan C was on the scene at yesterday's "Big Insurance: Sick of It" rally at Embarcadero Two sponsored by MoveOn.org, which was aimed at bringing attention to the Anthem Blue Cross' opposition to health care reform bill H.R. 3200. All captions were provided by Tristan C. more ›

Hey there, did you know Iran is having some sort of brouhaha, and Twitter will single-handedly bring democracy, sunshine and gumdrops to the nation? Or something like that? Anyway, reader and activist Michael Petrelis writes SFist to ask the following. Ahem: more ›

Scene from yesterday's budget rally to, like, help save public health. Read more about it over at SFBG. more ›

Pro-abortion people, listen up: You know that doctor that was murdered this weekend? There will be a vigil for him (and for keeping abortion legal) tonight in front of City Hall, starting at 7 p.m. See, Women's Health Care Services founder, Dr. George Tiller, was shot and killed while attending church services with his family this weekend. A deranged lunatic, Scott Roeder, 51, has been arrested in connection with the shooting. Anyway, word has it that the rally vigil for Tiller is tonight. So, if this kind of thing is your bag, head over to the Civic Center area to voice your frustration. UPDATE: Here's the official Facebook page. (Note: Please don't put candles on the Lincoln statue!) more ›