SF News Comedian Rob Schneider Lectures Civil Rights Leader John Lewis On MLK Comedian Rob Schneider — for whom the Bay Area bears partial responsibility as he's a Pacifica native — had maybe better stick to the bad movies (Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, The Hot Chick) or even
SF News SF Remembers Martin Luther King With Marches, Free Museum Admission, And More Just days after the third and final march from Selma to Montgomery on March 28, 1965 a tired but persistent Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood before an audience of 5,000 and
SF News [Update] Lanes Reopen After Protesters Turn Westbound Bay Bridge Into Parking Lot Protesters on #BayBridge have stopped traffic with sign that reads "Black Health Matters" pic.twitter.com/lNlqdz7kKe— KTVU (@KTVU) January 19, 2016 According to KRON4, a "March to reclaim MILK's radical legacy" organized
SF News '96 Hours Of Direct Action' Protests To Take Place Through Monday Activists throughout the Bay Area will be holding a series of protests through Monday as part of a campaign to "reclaim" Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "radical legacy." The second annual "96 Hours
Arts & Entertainment Photo Du Jour: MLK Visits Bill Graham Civic Auditorium On June 27, 1956, Martin Luther King, Jr. addressed the NAACP where they held their annual national convention at the Civic Auditorium (later rechristened the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium) at Grove and Larkin.
SF News SoCal Surf Shop Apologies for MLK Day 'Black Sale' Oh, SoCal, you know not what you do. A Laguna Beach surf shop has issued an apology saying they "meant no harm" in their Martin Luther King Day promotional material, advertising a 20%
SF News Photos: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Around The U.S. Marking the 25th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, San Francisco celebrated with a march and volunteering wherein hundred gathered "throughout the city to help with gardening, tree-planting and litter cleanup activities.
Arts & Entertainment Today: 2011 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Celebration Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Yerba Buena Gardens hosts "Sustaining the Dream: Through Community and Service" today in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. The Contemporary Jewish Museum
misc In Honor of MLK Day: Nina Simone Sings "Mississippi Goddam" Not so much a palate cleanser we suppose, but here's a protest song from 1964 by the High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone. The song was written in response to the murder of
SF News MacArthur BART Adjacent Shooting Kills One And a day before BART Rider Appreciation, no less? Sad. Yesterday, at around 1:20 p.m. near Apgar Street and Martin Luther King Jr. in Oakland, a 20-year-old man was shot and
SF News Day Around the Bay Merry Martin Luther King Jr. Day. [Examiner, Nature abhors a vacuum, SF Bay View, Beyond Chron] The TLDR spat between SF Bay Guardian and SF Weekly continues at a steady, confusing pace. [SFBG,
misc See You at the Anti-Abortion Protest, Ladies! This year's abortion bash, Walk for Life-West Coast, will take place tomorrow, Jan 19, on the lawn area of Justin Herman Plaza down by the Embarcadero from 10:30 a..m. to 1:
Arts & Entertainment Your Commute: Riding The T Third The T-Third is running in beta from now until April 1-- it's only running on weekends and every twenty minutes (though we waited about 45 minutes), but it's free if you get on
Arts & Entertainment Martin Luther King Day Events There's a whole bunch of events going on today, most of which are either happening now or have already started. We would have gotten to this post earlier, but like a lot of
SF News SchwarzenWatcher Does Some Party Crashing Arnie decided to go at the behest of BFF Willie Brown, despite the fact a labor-sponsored event in SF isn't exactly a locale for Team Arnie. Why? Nothing like speaking in front of
misc He Had A Dream We're on a lighter posting schedule today in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. -- we hope you have the day off to spend at a number of Bay Area celebrations scheduled for
