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Tech Shuttle Protest Blockades 24th Street

Activists hold signs in front of tech shuttle buses that read "Save Our Homes" in protest of high rents in SF. pic.twitter.com/QflNcewYM8— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) February 9, 2016 A

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Nudists Planning Another Nude Love Parade For Valentine's Weekend

It seems like it's been ages since we've heard a peep from our local body freedom activists, overshadowed as they've been by protests over bigger issues lately. So it's with great pleasure that

[Update] Protest Over Homeless And Super Bowl City Attracts Many Police, Frank Chu

No SFPD patience today. #SB50 homeless protest kettled after ten minutes. pic.twitter.com/EVb8NyDTWg— Chris Roberts (@cbloggy) February 4, 2016 A planned and well publicized protest today next to the Ferry Building,

Anti-Deportation Activists Arrested After Blocking Downtown Streets

#Relief4Refugees action in SF, shutting down the intersection! #StopTheRaids #Not1More pic.twitter.com/ax4uaY0oSc— Imagine 2050 (@Imagine2050) January 26, 2016 A simultaneous protest in San Francisco and Los Angeles was happening today to

Early Morning Protests Wake Up Mayor Lee And Chief Suhr

#96Hours to Reclaim King's #Radical #Legacy #APTP #Last3Pecent #ReclaimSF #BlackBrownUnity Good Morning, #GregSuhr! pic.twitter.com/B95YfuCqGP— Smedley Butler (@Smedley_Butler) January 17, 2016 A pair of dramatic protest events occurred in the

'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

SoMa Community Groups File Appeal Against Big 5M Development

Claiming that developers and the city have teamed up to fast-track a massive, improperly zoned SoMa development on 5th and Mission Street, a group of protesters gathered this morning at the San Francisco

Janelle Monáe And Wondaland Crew Draw Hundreds To Black Lives Matter Protest In Mission

@JanelleMonae & Wanderland crew blessed SF with song, protest and march today #hellutalkingabout #blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/R0nJycQTh1— Portia Elder (@PortiaElder) August 24, 2015 About 300 people showed up for the rally and

Oakland Cops Didn't Even Bother With 100-Person Protest Last Night

Though there was a protest Wednesday night in downtown Oakland to protest Mayor Libby Schaaf's new strictures on nighttime protests, the Oakland police, perhaps wisely, just decided to pretend it wasn't happening. The

Oakland's New Mayor To Be Faced With Another Big Demonstration Friday Over Her Protest Crackdown

If you've been in the Bay Area more than a minute you should already know that Oakland loves a protest or, should I say, protesters really like to shake shit up across the

[NSFW] Topless Black Lives Matter Protest Blocks Market Street

A group of women protesting the killings of black women and children bared the breasts this morning and peacefully shut down Market Street at Beale just after 9 a.m. this morning. A

[Updated] SF May Day Rally At Civic Center Will Lead To March To Mission

While crowds gather in Downtown Oakland this May Day, San Francisco is scheduled to see a rally of its own. "International Workers Day Regional Festival and March," as the event is listed on

[Updated] May Day Protest Grows In Oakland As Hundreds Converge On Downtown

Crowd gathering at 40th & MLK, Oakland to protest gentrification by blocking tech busses during the morning commute. pic.twitter.com/LcEgKlye0z— The Outsider (@OutsiderEditors) May 1, 2015 In the wave of marches

Oakland Braces For Major May Day Mayhem

As we mentioned the other day, some dueling protests are going to converge on Oakland this May Day, tomorrow, possibly reviving some Occupy-level chaos in the city's streets. As ABC 7 reports in

Separate Tech Shuttle And Black Lives Matter Protests Planned For Oakland On May Day

The Google bus blockades are not over! Separate protest events will be happening on Friday May 1 in two different parts of Oakland, in recognition of International Workers' Day, a.k.a. May

Black Lives Matter Protesters Disrupt Traffic, Shout 'Shame On You' At Malia Cohen And London Breed; Campos Compares SF Inequality With Rwanda

There were multiple coordinated protests Tuesday around the country in order to keep attention on the problem of racial injustice and police shootings, including a large one in New York City that resulted

Protesters Chain Themselves To Mission Police Station To Mark Anniversary Of Nieto Shooting

Protest to mark the one-year anniversary of the police shooting of Alex Nieto still going strong on Valencia St. pic.twitter.com/SRXz7RmGoW— Capp Street Crap (@cappstreetcrap) March 23, 2015 Protesting officer-involved shootings

Angry Cab Drivers And Eviction Protesters Descend On Crunchies Awards Ceremony

The second annual Crappies were not the only element of protest happening outside last night's Crunchies ceremony at Davies Symphony Hall. As KTVU shows us in the video coverage below, there was also

The 2nd Annual Crappy Awards Will Again Arrive In Protest Outside The Crunchies

Just like they did last year, a group of anti-tech protesters will host a mock awards ceremony dubbed The Crappies outside the annual TechCrunch-hosted Crunchies, now in its eighth year. Both the Crunchies

A 5 A.M. Protest At Oakland Mayor's Doorstep And Monday March Cap Off Weekend Of Protests

Newly inaugurated Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and her family were not permitted to sleep in this morning since a group of about 50 protesters gathered at her home to scream at her to

$1.36 Million Settlement In 2012 Occupy Oakland Mass Arrest

Occupy Oakland protesters who were arrested on January 28th, 2012 outside the Oakland YMCA will likely share a $1.36 million settlement on behalf of Oakland and Alameda County, as the Oakland Tribune

Montgomery BART Station To Be Possibly Shut Down By Protest On Friday

If an announcement posted to both Indybay and Facebook is to be believed, your Friday BART commute might be a little trickier than you expected. According to event organizers, a day-long demonstration planned

[UPDATES] LGBT Protesters Block Octavia And Market Freeway Entrance In Solidarity With Black Lives Matter

A planned march to show LGBT solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on Christmas Eve morning is expected to attempt to block the Octavia and Market on/off-ramp during rush hour. SFist

White Activist Discusses Getting Beaten Up During Oakland Protest

You may have heard that there's some tension among Bay Area protesters of racial injustice over the fact that there are not enough black voices, and too many white ones, being heard in

A Weekend Of Protests Continues Into Monday Morning At Oakland Police Headquarters

Hundreds of protesters demonstrated in well organized, peaceful marches in Oakland and San Francisco on Saturday as part of a national event dubbed Millions March. The San Francisco march included a mass "die-in"