"Stop the Tears" Rally in Palo Alto 
Photos by Deborah Hoag. Please credit the photographer.
A weekly demonstration in Palo Alto took on special significance on Friday November 30th. A few days earlier, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol had inflicted violence upon women and children at the Mexico border. Women and men of the San Francisco Peninsula expressed their outrage at the site of their regular peaceful protest....
Posted: Sun Dec 2, 2018 5:42AM
San Mateo Peace Action: "Do Not Tear Gas Them" 
photos by Wesley Chang
please credit the photographer...
Posted: Sun Dec 2, 2018 2:49AM
Protest on the Peninsula: Condemning Violence Against Asylum Seekers 
On November 25 asylum seekers including children and toddlers were attacked with tear gas. In Palo Alto, people responded immediately. Photos by Bob Ulius except where otherwise noted.
17 second video by R.R. Top photo by Karen Damian....
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 1:58AM
Stand Against Border Actions! 
Embarcadero Rd & El Camino Real
Palo Alto, California 94305...
Event Date: Mon Nov 26, 2018 4:00PM
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 8:00AM
March in Protest of Jeff Sessions' Dismissal Starts at Congresswoman Eshoo's Office 
On November 8, a rally in front of Congresswoman Anna Eshoo's office appeared to be surveilled by a drone in the sky. Demonstrators were protesting Trump's replacement of his attorney general with loyalist Matthew Whitaker. Eshoo issued a statement in support of the protest earlier that day. Photos by Jack Owicki, please credit the photographer....
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 5:44AM
Orange for Gun Safety at Palo Alto Outrage Over Trump's Firing of Sessions 
Near Stanford University on November 8, a teenage rag tag band joined moms with kids pissed off about Trump's latest shenanigans. Photos by Teri Vershel, please credit the photographer....
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 5:21PM
Local Victories Power California Tenant Movement, Despite Prop. 10 Loss 
Proposition 10, the proposed initiative to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, was stymied at the state ballot Tuesday thanks to an unprecedented $74 million in real estate industry opposition money, but there were also victories for rent control at local ballots across California....
Posted: Wed Nov 7, 2018 12:24PM
Lawsuit Over Whales, Sea Turtles Entangled in California Crab Gear Advances 
Motion Seeks to Hold State Officials Liable for Deaths of Endangered Marine Animals...
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 4:04PM
Urban Habitat's Fall 2018 Voter Guide 
Urban Habitat has taken positions on the following ballot measures. These measures will have a significant impact on housing and transit justice for low-income communities and communities of color in the Bay Area....
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 12:23PM
No More Senate Enablers! Dance and Scream Therapy Upon Hearing Kavanaugh Confirmed (video/quicktime 2.0mb) Includes photos and two videos, 20 seconds and 11 seconds. San Mateo, California....
Posted: Tue Oct 9, 2018 1:09AM
National Day of Action Against Kavanaugh: San Mateo 
300 S. El Camino Real
San Mateo, CA 94402
Corner of 3rd St and El Camino, downtown San Mateo...
Event Date: Sat Oct 6, 2018 3:00PM
Posted: Sat Oct 6, 2018 12:09AM
Women Against Fascism Block Fascists in Palo Alto 
Across the street from Stanford University's main entrance, the evening of October 4th saw a handful of fascists from Fresno and Piedmont try to disrupt a large rally thanking Christine Ford for testifying against Kavanaugh. Women used their placards including one that read "Women Against Fascism" to block a fascist sporting a sparkly red white and blue hat and Trump sign; others surrounded her chanting "Kava-NO!"
Includes 10 sec video....
Posted: Fri Oct 5, 2018 1:35AM
San Mateo Says: No No No Kavanaugh 
The beautiful mosaics that cover the face of the building on the corner of El Camino and 3rd Avenue in San Mateo provide backdrop to the photos of Bijan Mottahedeh who contributed the pictures for this article. Shown here is the vigil of October 3, 2018 to protest the nomination of sexual abuser Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and to support survivors of sexual abuse....
Posted: Thu Oct 4, 2018 3:11AM
Mountain View Residents Protest: "Kavanaugh Lied!" 
Americans protested Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination across the country in over 200 locations on October 3rd. At a busy intersection in Mountain View, California, even a man with a Make America Great Again helmet said, "Kavanaugh probably did it"....
Posted: Thu Oct 4, 2018 1:00AM
Stand with Survivors -Rally to Stop Kavanaugh corner of El Camino and Embarcadero, Palo Alto
855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301...
Event Date: Thu Oct 4, 2018 7:00PM
Posted: Wed Oct 3, 2018 8:59PM
Friends and Neighbors of Christine Blasey Ford Rally in Palo Alto 
The eyes and ears of the country were on Capitol Hill September 27 when Christine Blasey Ford testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh. At the same time as the testimony was being broadcast, on the other side of country many of Dr. Ford's friends and neighbors in Palo Alto, California were demonstrating in front of City Hall....
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 5:23AM
Believe Christine Ford! Palo Alto Rally Participants Comment on Breaking Developments 
Photos free to use to non-profits. Credit the photographer Alfred Leung....
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:24AM
Photos: Peninsula Residents Stand with Christine Ford Against Kavanaugh in Palo Alto 
Photos free to use to non-profits with credit to photographer Wes Chang....
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 4:30AM
In Palo Alto, 2,000 Rally to Support Christine Ford as Future of Supreme Court at Stake 
Christine Blasey Ford has committed to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week. Her neighbors in the city of Palo Alto said "I believe Christine" in the thousands at a vigil on Sunday, September 23. Photos by Teri Vershel, please credit the photographer....
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 1:55AM
Rally Supporting Christine Blasey Ford's Testimony on Brett Kavanaugh corner of El Camino Real and Galvez/Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto
adjacent to Stanford Stadium and Town & Country Village...
Event Date: Sun Sep 23, 2018 8:00PM
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:06AM