Articles Posted in 2008
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Protest 2.0: Chasing The Flame
By Tanene Allison April 10, 2008 I wasn’t in San Francisco for the Olympic Torch protest. Aside from a severely decreased likelihood of my being arrested Wednesday, that fact almost didn’t make any sort of…
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This is NOT America Torchbearer ejection tells you so
Majora Carter, Executive Director of Sustainable South Bronx, was forcefully removed as an Olympic torchbearer yesterday when she raised a Tibetan flag in solidarity with the people of Tibet. Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke…
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Overheard in Fog City:
Chinese officials involved
in “we” decision to alter torch routeBy Luke Thomas April 10, 2008 It’s all about the money, honey Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin yesterday fired off a scathing criticism of Mayor Gavin Newsom’s “we” decision to alter the torch route…
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Fatal highway shooting victim had two children in car
By Maya Strausberg April 10, 2009 The victim of a fatal shooting on Interstate Highway 280 in San Francisco yestereve had two children in the vehicle during the incident, according to police. When CHP officers…
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After wild goose chase,
Olympic torch relay ends ambiguouslyProtesters engulf an Olympic torch event coach as it makes a turn off of Embarcadero. The driver of the bus refused to stop almost running over the protesters. Photos by Luke Thomas By Kamala Kelkar…
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San Francisco to Chinese government: “Free Tibet!”
Fifty doves representing 50 years of Chinese government occupation of Tibet were released yesterday during a Tibetan Freedom Torch rally at UN Plaza. Photos by Luke Thomas and John Han Bay City News April 9,…
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D.A. to charge Golden Gate Bridge protesters
with misdemeanorsProtesters who risked life and limb Monday to unfurl a massive “Free Tibet” banner on the Golden Gate Bridge will be charged with misdemeanors. Photo courtesy Jim Herd, SFCitizen.com By Ari Burack April 9, 2008…
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