SF News Occupiers Vow To Retake Justin Herman Plaza In SF [Updates] Members of Occupy SF, who were booted from Justin Herman Plaza early this morning, are now in the process of trying to reclaim the area. At least three people have been arrested so
SF News Occupy... Fremont? Fremont, that oft-ignored city to the east, will get its very own Occupy movement starting today at 10 a.m. A march is set to begin at Walnut Avenue and Fremont Boulevard with
SF News Occupy SF Has Until Noon To Clear Out The Department of Public Works gave Occupy SF word yesterday that they have until noon Thursday to clear out. The makeshift tent city at Justin Herman Plaza has become a public health hazard
SF News OccupySF Descends On Union Square For Black Friday Protest A protest underway in Union Square has loads of Occupy SF supporters blocking traffic, drumming loudly, and attempting to occupy stores. Protesters have gathered in the city's tony shopping district to shun Black
SF News 'I'm One of the 99 Percent,' Said Rev. Williams Who Fed Occupy SF Protesters Glide Memorial Church's Rev. Cecil Williams showed up to the Occupy San Francisco encampment on Thursday to deliver soul food "and a strong message of support" to protesters. "I'm one of the 99
SF News Occupy SF Sent Eviction Notice According to Occupy SF ilk, the Department of Public Health distributed a letter telling them to remove their tents along Market Street. They must move immediately. "Twenty representatives came down and distributed letters
SF News Occupy SF Takes Over Bank of America Branch, Marches on City Hall [UPDATED] Protesters with Occupy SF took over a Bank of America branch today. A little after 2 p.m., an estimated 100 or so protesters "rushed into the branch on California Street near Davis
SF News Occupy Oakland and Occupy Cal to Merge in 'Carnivalesque' Union After Monday morning's Occupy Oakland raid dismantled the encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza, the noted East Bay protesters, now without a headquarters, will merge with Occupy UC Berkeley protesters today. According to The
SF News Meanwhile, In Oakland... A very high Zachary Runningwolf remains up in a tree near Frank Ogawa Plaza where the Occupy Oakland encampment was evicted early Monday morning. Runningwolf, if you recall, has a history of running
SF News Quan's Top Legal Aide Quits Over Occupy Oakland Raid Furious over this morning's police raid of the Occupy Oakland encampment, Mayor Jean Quan's top legal advisor quit this morning. Dan Siegel, noted for being a critic of Oakland police, wished that the
SF News Video: Police Beat UC Berkeley Students at Occupy Cal Rally [UPDATED] During a budding Occupy Berkeley demonstration Wednesday at the UC Berkeley campus, police charged at a group of protesting students before retreating. As the cops attacked the kids, the group chanted, "Stop beating
SF News Police Officer Busted for Covering Name Tag During Occupy Oakland Strike BLK PXLS captured this superb footage of an Oakland policer officer covering up his name tag during Wednesday's chaotic, tear gas-filled Occupy Oakland general strike. When asked about the black tap over his
SF News Video: Pedestrian Intentionally Hit By Car During Occupy Oakland Strike? The following footage (via KTVU) shows a pedestrian being hit by car in downtown Oakland during the general strike. While, of course, the pedestrian could have moved and not slammed the hood of
SF News Oakland Braces for Occupy General Strike [UPDATED] The scene at 14th and Broadway, noted as the Occupy Oakland epicenter, has grown in numbers as the morning wears at today's general strike. With chants of "take the streets, take the streets"
SF News Yucky Anti-Nonviolence Leaflet Handed Out at Occupy Oakland We do hope that some members of the Occupy Oakland splinter don't devolve into aesthetic gobbledygook more focused on protest fetishization, bandana-wearing and Oscar Granting than they are in maintaing the Occupy Wall
Arts & Entertainment Thousand-Plus Turn Out for "Tax the 1%" Banner at Ocean Beach Over a thousand participants showed up at Ocean Beach today to be part of the human banner spelling out "Tax the 1%," which had a better ring to it than the initial plans
SF News Mayor Quan Booed Back to City Hall; Occupy Oakland Reclaims Frank Ogawa Plaza In a failed attempt to apologize to Occupy Oakland protesters for the city's response to Tuesday night's melee, Mayor Jean Quan was booed from the public comment portion of the camp's General Assembl
SF News Scott Olsen Attacked for Using First Amendment Rights, Says His Uncle As most of you know by now, Scott Olsen, 24, who has survived two tours in Iraq, was seriously injured on Wednesday after the city of Oakland turned on Occupy Oakland protesters. Specifically,
SF News Jon Stewart On City's Response to Occupy Oakland "What the fuck happened in Oakland?" Jon Stewart asked during last night's Daily Show. "Seems a little heavy handed... unless some of the protesters were Godzilla," he went on to quip. The comedian
SF News Oakland Police Fling Flashbang Grenade Into Crowd Helping Ailing Man [Video] As a woman man lies crumpled on the ground after a beanbag assault by Oakland police during last night's scuffle between the city of Oakland and Occupy Oakland, several bystanders and protesters came
SF News City of Oakland Tear Gas Occupy Oakland Protesters Into Submission [Video] The city of Oakland sent billowy plumes of searing tear gas into the eyes and determination of Occupy Oakland protesters tonight. Alas, when the gas settles by late evening, conversation will turn to
SF News Occupy Oakland "Not Finished" After this morning's temporary disembowelment of Occupy Oakland by the city of Oakland, the group sent out a strongly worded message in which they claim a) "it's not finished" and b) that they
SF News Religious Leaders Join Occupy SF Proving that the Occupy SF movement isn't limited to the average and benign San Francisco protester, Bay Area's religious leaders joined the movement today. With denominations as varied as Muslim and Buddhist to
SF News Updates from Occupy SF: Pep Talks from Robert Reich, Police Commission Meeting Disrupted and Occupying the Castro The Occupy SF encampment at Justin Herman Plaza got another high-profile visitor yesterday evening when former Clinton administration Labor Secretary and current UC Berkeley professor Robert Reich dropped in to show his support.
SF News Occupy SF Protesters March in FiDi, Block Wells Fargo HQ [UPDATED] After meeting up with hotel workers at the Hyatt (employees who have been in a union battle years), Occupy SF protesters have marched towards Wells Fargo on Montgomery and California. The general sentiment
