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Thousands Rally in Bay Area for Workers' and Immigrants' Rights
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Thousands took to the streets throughout the Bay Area yesterday in support of immigration reform and workers' rights on May Day, also known as International Workers' Day. While the United States celebrates its Labor Day at the end of summer, … Continue reading
Thousands Turn Out for Bay Area Immigration Rallies (Photos)
To chants of “No papers, no fear! No papers, no fear!” immigration rights activists marched up Market Street in San Francisco Wednesday. About 1,000 protesters from diverse groups carried flags and multilingual signs. In a national day of action, hundreds … Continue reading
(Video) Willits Tree Sitters Removed and Arrested in Highway 101 Bypass Protest
Warbler has come to earth. Police arrested the 24-year-old tree sitter, whose real name is Amanda Senseman, on Tuesday morning, bringing an end to her two-month act of civil disobedience aimed at stopping a Highway 101 bypass construction near Willits. … Continue reading
San Francisco Chronicle Launches Paywall; Reporters Launch Twitter Strike
You can blame Craigslist or Google or blogs like this one. However you look at it, the Internet has disrupted the newspaper business. And the latest changes at the San Francisco Chronicle show that the upheaval isn't over. Over the … Continue reading
Oakland Students March to Protest Gun Violence
Elementary school students and teachers from New Highland Academy in Oakland marched to the local library Thursday … with a police escort. They used to take the six-block walk every third Thursday, but gun violence in the neighborhood halted the … Continue reading
Video: Injured Iraq Vet Scott Olsen Explain Occupy Oakland's Decline
Police brutality has helped slow the momentum of Occupy Oakland, injured Iraq War veteran Scott Olsen said on Thursday in an interview with KQED reporter Andrew Stelzer. Olsen became a poster child for the Occupy Movement after a projectile fired … Continue reading
Photos and Video: Occupy Oakland Anniversary Protest
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About 200 Occupy Oakland demonstrators and supporters marched through the city Thursday to mark the one-year anniversary of the police raid on Occupy tents in front of City Hall. The protest was relatively uneventful, despite concerns from some business owners … Continue reading
Oakland Police Officers Disciplined for Occupy Protest Misconduct
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two police officers should be fired and another 42 officers disciplined for misconduct during the Occupy Oakland protests that turned violent late last year and in January, city leaders said Friday. The early findings come from … Continue reading
Live Reporting From UC Regents Teleconference
The University of California is live streaming audio of the meeting. Here's a live stream of tweets about today's UC Regents meeting. The regents are dialing in from four locations to discuss next year's budget. Student protests are planned at … Continue reading
Demonstration at Pacific Steel Briefly Turns Violent
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Our reporter Peter Jon Shuler was on scene at Pacific Steel in Berkeley Tuesday, where he says protests briefly flared and turned violent. Hundreds of workers picketed the plant today. They went on strike yesterday over having to pay more … Continue reading
