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Breaking news from SF ANSWER demo
by heard on enemy combatant radio and from peopl
Thursday Jan 20th, 2005 6:19 PM
what happened in the streets
9:29pm Police have surrounded a group of protesters at Market and Van Ness.
8:13pm Breakaway contingent has been surrounded by police on the sidewalk at Market and Front Streets.
8:08pm Contingent is heading up Market St on the sidewalk, accompanied by SFPD tactical squad.
7:55pm Contingent of 300 protesters breaks away from rally at Justin Herman Plaza.
7:50pm Further report of flag burning.
7:40pm At Justin Herman Plaza, report of police billyclubbing a protester and reports of burning flags and effigies. Riot police move away from center of crowd after briefly surrounding bonfire. Speeches and performances continue.
7:30pm March arriving at Justin Herman Plaza for rally and more speeches.
7:00pm On ECR: report from earlier counter-inauguration funeral procession in Santa Fe, NM.
6:50pm Thousands filling the street as the march heads down Market St. KPFA estimates crowd of over 5,000 people.
6:25pm March getting ready to leave, will go down Market Street from Golden Gate, heading downtown
6:18pm there will be a few more speakers and then there will be a march (to Embarcardero)
5:00pm Protest in Sacramento.
4:00pm Hundreds marched with NION from Powell to Civic Center.