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DESCRIPTION:Family, friends and allies:\n \nPlease join SOMCAN, our members, TL 
 residents and other community stakeholders to tweet - Twitter in person a 
 message: "SHAME on YOU!" for being "socially irresponsible". We want them 
 to stay, but they gotta pay! Stop Corporate hustling! Be a genuine 
 neighbor!\n \nWHEN: Tuesday, March 29th\n \nWHERE: In front of Twitter's 
 office - 795 Folsom Street (c/s: 4th St.)  -- YUP they are already in the 
 SoMa! ... Our rally needs to be respecful of the seniors in the surrounding 
 area. Twitters office is by TODCO senior housings (just a quick note)\n 
 \nTIME: 10am\n \nWHY: 1) Twitter claims it is “socially responsible” 
 and it will engage meaningfully in the neighborhood, but they never talk to 
 the community nor offered a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA). The CBA is 
 the only accountability that community groups have ask of Twitter through 
 Supervisor Jane Kim's office and they have not commit to 100% of key 
 components of it that would comprise of a meaningful community benefit 
 agreement and will ensure preservation of our neighborhood.\n2) They are a 
 giant tech company that is taking advantage of a City that is desperate for 
 a creative economy and revitalization. They want corporate tax break, but 
 yet they demand they have THEIR OWN muni bus lines and police foot patrol 
 designated specially for them. Those things cost money! Who will pay those 
 cops and bus drivers? The City (well really us since our money goes into 
 the City)!\n\n3) There are over 7,000 residents in the Central Market and 
 surrounding are that Twitter wil be neighbor with. There are no protection 
 to the residents and small businesses that once Twitter moves in the 
 landlords won't raise the rent on their tenants that will force them to 
 leave their homes. Though the City has alot of renters right law there are 
 also alot of loopholes in the law that landlords will use. The City needs 
 to close the loophole in the current law. District 6 is the last last 
 affordable area in the City. If our families can no longer to afford to 
 live here, what will happen to them?\n\nTwitter should demand the Mayor 
 with the community that their neighbors should be protected when they move 
 in. But are we hearing that from Twitter since they "care" about local 
 issues? NO all they talk about is what they want and need!\n\nWE 
 DEMAND:\n\nCommit 100% to the community version of the Community Benefits 
 Agreement (CBA)!\n\n \nRemove the Tenderloin in the Payroll tax exemption 
 ordinance!\n\nPass a companion legislation that will protect the SoMa and 
 TL residents from displacement!\n\nMore info. will follow ...  Link with 
 our cause at www.facebook.com/SOMCAN\n********\n\nAngelica Cabande\nSouth 
 of Market Community Action Network (SOMCAN)\nOrganizational 
 Director\n\n1070 Howard Street\nSan Francisco, CA 94103\n415.202.5688 
 direct line\n415.348.1945 office\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/03/29/18675865.php
SUMMARY:"Shame On You" Twitter Protest - Stop Corporate Hustling! Stop the Land Grab!
LOCATION:Twitter HQ - 795 Folsom St. @4th, San Francisco, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/03/29/18675865.php
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