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DESCRIPTION:For Immediate Press Release \n\nSF Community Convenes at City Hall to 
 Demand Justice for Anthony Torres (Bubbles) and the Arrest of the Murder 
 Suspect \n\nSan Francisco, CA (September 19, 2017) — Friends, family, the 
 LGBTQ community, musicians and local artists will gather at the steps of 
 City Hall on Friday, September 22, 2017 at 5pm to demand that SFPD find the 
 murderer responsible for killing a local artist, a nightlife fixture, 
 activist, and Tenderloin resident, Anthony Torres aka Bubbles. The march 
 and rally will start at 4pm at Larkin St. and Myrtle, making its way to 
 SFPD’s Tenderloin Station before culminating in a massive, unified rally 
 at City Hall’s steps at 5pm. Bubbles was brutally shot 5 times outside of 
 New Century Theater on Saturday, September 9th before 3am. The suspect came 
 out of the strip club, chased Torres across the street, and fatally 
 shooting him. Torres aka Bubbles died at the scene next to a JCDecaux 
 public bathroom. \n\nInvestigators have identified a suspect of interest. 
 No announced arrests have been made. The suspect remains at large. At this 
 time last year, San Francisco had 30 homicides. According to news sources, 
 Torres’ death marks the 45th homicide in San Francisco in 2017, 
 continuing an alarming trend. \nThousands of friends and acquaintances have 
 expressed shock, anger, and sadness that Bubbles was brutally murdered just 
 steps from his Tenderloin apartment. Although SFPD insists that it does not 
 consider that Torres’ death was a hate crime, many local residents are 
 concerned that SFPD was too quick to dismiss it. \n\nBubbles, the alter 
 ego, non-gender conforming persona that Anthony Torres portrayed, was well 
 known in the music and art community. He was often seen out and about 
 living an eccentric, mercurial and often controversial lifestyle. As a 
 resident of San Francisco for 20 years, Torres did things his way and has 
 left a colorful, memorable legacy. He often insisted that party revelers 
 “Shut up and dance”, which has grown into a catchphrase among the music 
 and arts community. Charlotte Kaufman (aka The Baroness), DJ and close 
 friend recalls Bubbles impacting many San Franciscans for years. She 
 believed in BUBBLES, “Who was true to himself, making no apologies for 
 his lifestyle and self expression. He had a million dreams. Anthony also 
 made damn sure that you understood how much he believed in you, in me, in 
 all of us really. He was full of joy as even on his darkest days he could 
 bring smiles to our faces and laughter to our hearts. I feel that we lost a 
 light that could never be replaced. So instead of searching for a way to 
 fill that void I must find that light inside myself and hope that we can 
 all find our inner Bubbles.” \n\nFriends and supporters have fundraised 
 over $13,000 in the wake of Bubbles’ death for memorial services and 
 other planned gatherings. Mourners and the public continue to search for 
 answers as no new information has been revealed. SFPD’s homicide unit is 
 still investigating the murder. Mayor Ed Lee finally responded to criticism 
 of his silence on Bubbles’ tragic death with an official statement on 
 Saturday, September 16th, a week later. \n\nContact: \nTuan 
 Nguyen
\nPolitical & Non-Profit Consultant/ friend/ organizer 
 \n415-370-7361 tuanner@yahoo.com 
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 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/09/20/18803040.php
SUMMARY:SF Activist Murdered Rally for Justice Planned
LOCATION:The steps of San Francisco City Hall
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/09/20/18803040.php
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