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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Bicycle Music Festival
| (07-31-2010; 17:36 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Golden Gate Park] -- The 5th annual Bicycle Music Festival, a pedal-powered event, featured numerous bands at Marx Meadow, followed by a LiveOnBike parade to Showplace Triangle in Potrero Hill for a pedal-powered evening concert. It was the first legitimate BMF with city permits and collaboration with Axis Cafe. |
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Immigration rally
| (07-28-2010; 17:28 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Federal Building] -- Members of the Episcopal Diocese of California, including the bishop Rev. Marc Andrus, were arrested with supporters for staging a sit-in on 7th Street during an immigration reform rally. The event occurred just hours after a federal judge blocked key parts of the controversial Arizona law SB1070, which was to go into effect the following day. Rev. Deborah Lee spearheaded the civil disobedience. |
| (07-28-2010; 16:22 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Federal Building] -- Supervisors Chiu and Campos talk about immigration, Pelosi, sanctuary city, SB1070, and a federal judge's ruling. |
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
ENDA protest
| (07-27-2010; 17:17 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Federal Building] -- Eight LGBT groups protested Pelosi's reluctance to call for a vote on the House floor for ENDA. The groups submitted a joint letter to Pelosi calling for an immediate vote, and attempted to hand-deliver the letter at her office. |
Monday, July 26, 2010
Tidal Wave Festival
iPad: Vimeo
| (07-25-2010; 14:15) PDT SAN FRANCISCO [John McLaren Park] -- The 12th annual free Tidal Wave Festival featured thrash, doom, grind, punk, old school metal, etc., and is paid for by donations and volunteers. This video is one song from Blind Illusion - Marc Biedermann. |
iPad: Vimeo
| (07-25-2010; 14:52 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [John McLaren Park] -- The 12th annual free Tidal Wave Festival featured thrash, doom, grind, punk, old school metal, etc., and is paid for by donations and volunteers. Snippets of two bands are showcased in this video. |
Friday, July 23, 2010
Fallen Elms
(07-23-2010; 14:43 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Golden Gate Park] -- Vandals struck the Music Concourse and cut numerous young elm trees with a hand saw. This is one of many related incidents since mid-May, totaling the number of downed trees to about 44. Authorities see a pattern, and surmise the same culprit or culprits are responsible.
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Hyatt Hotel protest
| (07-22-2010; 17:51 PDT) SAN FRANCISCO [Hyatt Hotel] -- Union organizers staged a march and rally to protest contractual disputes with the Hyatt chain. After a short march through downtown and a rally in front of the Grand Hyatt near Union Square, police attempted to disperse the crowd. Instead, a defiant group did a sit-in on Stockton Street, a major artery in the area, that closed traffic and bus lines. Police arrested about 150 demonstrators. The event was part of a 15-city mobilization to bring the workers' plight to public attention. |
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