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Gaza Protest In Mission District on Eve of October 7 Anniversary, Manny’s Gets Tagged Hard Again

The day before the one-year anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and the now-year-long response of sustained Israeli counterattacks, a Sunday Mission District protest drew 1,500 people but left the event space Manny’s coated with malicious graffiti.

Pro-Palestine Protesters Set Up Encampment Outside SF Federal Building, But Police Clear It Quickly

Is a tent encampment really the best form of protest in San Francisco regarding the situation in Gaza? A few dozen protesters figured so on Monday, but were quickly driven off by police with something resembling rubber bullets.

Pro-Palestine Protesters Block Entrances to UC Santa Cruz, Classes Moved Online

Both entrances to UC Santa Cruz were blocked Tuesday, and classes moved online, as that school becomes the latest UC campus flummoxed by the disruptions of pro-Palestine protesters.

[Update] USF Starts Clearing Gaza Encampment, Protesters Mad Because They Claim They Said They’d Leave Willingly

There is a clear difference of opinion between the University of San Francisco and the last remaining Gaza encampment protesters there, as the protesters agreed to move out on Monday, but the university started hauling their tents anyway.

Berkeley Protesters Have Broken Into and Occupied Empty Building In Renewed Pro-Palestine Protest

Just after UC Berkeley had successfully cleared the large tent encampment that was protesting the university's military- and Israel-related investments, another renegade group has occupied the school's empty Anna Head Hall, though their anti-semitic graffiti may not be helping their cause.

Day Around the Bay: Berkeley Gaza Protesters Agree to End Their Month-Long Encampment

The 49ers’ 2024 schedule is being leaked in bits and pieces; Frank Somerville got community service instead of jail for his latest troubles; and UC Berkeley’s Gaza protesters have agreed to fold up their tents and go home.

UC Berkeley Gaza Solidarity Encampment Grows to 175 Tents; Violence Breaks Out at UCLA Protest

The college campus protests sweeping the nation have of course also swept UC Berkeley, with an estimated 175 tents now pitched at Sproul Plaza — up from just a dozen last week — and classes have been canceled at UCLA today amidst an outbreak of violence at that school’s protest.

Berkeley-Born Israeli Hostage Appears to Still Be Alive, After 201 Days, In Newly Released Video

Berkeley native Hersh Goldberg-Polin was taken hostage in Israel on October 7 and even had his arm blown off in the process, but a new-proof-of-life video from Hamas, which appears to have been shot Wednesday, shows him very much alive.

Business & Tech

Google Fires All 28 Workers Who Pulled an In-Company Protest Against Israeli Defense Contract

In a not-at-all surprising development, Google has fired the 28 workers who staged a sit-in protest Tuesday in a top executive’s office, all in protest of a billion-dollar contract Google has with the Israeli government during the Gaza conflict.

US Congress Targets UC Berkeley With Antisemitism Probe In Wake of Pro-Palestine Protests

Republicans in Congress are expanding their probe of alleged antisemitism in the ranks of higher education to now include UC Berkeley, after a late February lecture was disrupted by protesters.

Yerba Buena Center CEO Steps Down as Gaza Protest and Boycott Continues to Rollick Museum

After a February 15 pro-Palestine protest, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’ response that spurred calls for a boycott, the center’s interim CEO has stepped down over the whole mess.

Hayward Man Charged With Hate Crime for Burning Israeli Flag at Israel-Hamas Protest

36-year-old Christopher Khamis Victor Husary is in jail for allegedly stealing two counterprotesters’ Israeli flags and setting one of them on fire at a January El Cerrito protest, and now faces arson, grand theft, robbery, and hate crime charges.

Yet Another Gaza Protest Shuts Down Major SF Financial District Intersection

After pro-Palestine protesters briefly blocked an SF Central Freeway onramp Monday afternoon, the protesters were back at it Tuesday morning, shutting down an intersection at Market and Montgomery streets.

Pelosi Calls on FBI to Investigate Alleged Links Between Russia and Pro-Palestine Protestors

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi made a curious charge without evidence on a Sunday talk show, saying some pro-Palestine protesters are “connected to Russia” and called on the FBI to investigate the financing of the protests.

Both Oakland and SF School Districts Face Federal Investigations, Allegedly Over Antisemitism

While none of the reasons for the investigation have been made public, the U.S. Department of Education has opened investigations after receiving allegations of antisemitism in both the San Francisco and Oakland unified school districts.

Activists Hang Giant ‘Let Gaza Live’ Banner From SF's Coit Tower

The 60-foot banner saying "Jews Say: Let Gaza Live!" was unfurled from the top of Coit Tower Thursday morning, though it only remained for about ten minutes until police arrived.

Pro-Palestine Youth Rally in SF Draws One of the Palestinian Students Who Was Shot in Vermont

Several hundred protesters marched on Market Street Wednesday night calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict, and among them was one of the three Palestinian college students who was shot in Vermont on Thanksgiving weekend.

SF Supervisors Approve Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, Mostly Pro-Palestine Audience Goes Bananas Celebrating

The SF Board of Supervisors passed that resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict, and the 8-3 vote set off utter bedlam in the board’s City Hall chambers.

Lake Merritt’s Menorah Vandalized, Thrown Into Lake In Act Being Investigated as Hate Crime

Vandals destroyed the Lake Merritt Hanukkah menorah early Wednesday morning, tossing its pieces into the lake and scrawling vulgar graffiti on its remains. But the rabbi whose Jewish center put the menorah up says “For every menorah they take down, we are going to put up ten.”

SF Supervisor Dean Preston Introduces Resolution Calling for Ceasefire In Gaza, Release of Hostages

The SF Board of Supervisors will be wading into the controversy of the Israel-Hamas conflict, as Supervisor Dean Preston has introduced a resolution calling for a ceasefire, but another supervisor has already dismissed it, saying “We need to stay in our lane.”

The Code Pink Crew Hits Nancy Pelosi’s House for Another Demonstration Calling for Ceasefire in Gaza

It was nowhere near the size of Saturday’s downtown SF March that drew thousands, but a couple dozen Code Pink protesters demonstrated outside Nancy Pelosi’s house Sunday calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Large Gaza Ceasefire Protest Managed to Shut Down State Democratic Convention Saturday

A routine political-nerd event devolved into chaos over the weekend, as pro-Palestine protesters mobbed a convention center, ending several speeches early and shutting down the convention’s Saturday night proceedings.

Protesters at Port of Oakland Try to Block Ship They Say Is Carrying Military Supplies to Israel

A demonstration of some 200 protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza is attempting to block a ship at the Port of Oakland that they say is carrying military supplies to Israel, though longshoremen say there’s nothing on the ship.

Saturday Afternoon Rally at the Embarcadero Urges Ceasefire in Gaza

Activists planned a demonstration in support of Palestinians near the Harry Bridges Plaza and San Francisco Ferry Building starting at 1 p.m. Saturday.