Pride reverses course, schedules public meeting May 31
Bradley MannineIn a surprising but welcome change of course -- after it locked out Bradley Manning supporters and press at a meeting last month, and its statement that it would not hold any more public...
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BART standoff has national implications in an age of wealth and austerityBART emplyees picket on the corner of Market and Montgomery on Moday. July 1PHOTO BY ALEX LEBERsteve@sfbg.comLast week's...
View ArticleOakland cafe owner keeps it in perspective
On Saturday night, the window of Oakland’s Awaken Cafe got smashed after protests erupted in response to George Zimmerman’s acquittal.“We had a show going on. It was startling, but the band kept...
View ArticleRussia's Olympic moment: Let's really gay this f*cker up
The Gay Olympics: We've had like 40 years of practice at this, people.So, the 2014 Winter Olympics. They're in Russia (specifically, Sochi), which right now hates on all the gays. What should we do?...
View ArticleUPDATE: Union organizer shouts down protesters as they block private Google...
A Google employee shouts down a private shuttle protester on Valencia and 24th streets this morning.Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezProtesters blocked a private Google shuttle on Valencia street...
View ArticleVIDEO: Tech buses blocked hours before vote on bus stop fees
Activist poet Tony Robles in the reflection of a tech bus, stopped by a protest earlier today Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezTwo tech buses were surrounded and blockaded by over 100 protesters...
View ArticleTwo detained City College student protesters released amidst troubling...
David Pippenger paces down a hallway at county jail, on the phone with his detained son, Otto Pippenger, 20, who was taken into custody as a protester at City College. Photo by Joe Fitzgerald...
View ArticleSufi community to protest designer of outrageously horrible 80s pants
Is fashion designer Robert Cavalli's logo a ripoff of a religious symbol? Courtesy of the Just Take Off Logo protestAs if designer Roberto Cavalli hadn't committed enough fashion atrocities, now he's...
View ArticleNet neutrality advocates arrested at Google HQ, call for national day of action
Mountain View Police Department officers shortly before they arrested a group calling themselves #occupygoogle, some of which are still in custody. Image via Twitter user @punkboyinsfLast night...
View ArticleUPDATED Drag queens plan to protest Facebook over name-change policy
UPDATE: Sister Roma just posted this to her Facebook page: "BREAKING: FACEBOOK AGREES TO FACE-TO-FACE MEETING. DEMONSTRATION CANCELED (for now)Just got off the phone with Supervisor David Campos and...
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