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Palo Alto RTS Graffiti Pics
On May, 20th, there was a festive gala of music, graffiti, dancing, and broken glass. Here are some recently taken pictures of the RTS graffiti before it is painted over....
Posted: Sat, May 21, 2005 1:10am PDT
Pics from Palo Alto RTS
On Friday, May 20th, A reclaim the streets was held in downtown Palo Alto on University Avenue. The party lasted about an hour before people were dispersed by 3(yes, 3) different police forces from different cities working together. The entire downtown area was shut down to incoming traffic, and only a few arrests were made. Below are photos from the event.
Pic 1 shows cops trying to clear a dumpster from the street.
Pic 2 shows the newspaper dispensers which were used as blockades.
Pic 3 ...
Posted: Fri, May 20, 2005 11:44pm PDT
Anti-G8 Reclaim the Streets! - Live Without Dead Time! - May 20
Resist the G8!   -     Destroy Boredom!    -    Reclaim the Streets!
Streetparty/Protest Against the G8, Global Capitalism, and Boredom!
Meet 8pm, Friday, May 20th
Lytton Plaza in Palo Alto        -2 Blocks from
University Ave. at Emerson      Palo Alto Caltrain...
Posted: Mon, May 16, 2005 3:55pm PDT
May 20 - Reclaim the Streets! Against the G8 & Boredom - Poster & Flyers
Resist the G8!   -     Destroy Boredom!
   -    Reclaim the Streets!
Streetparty/Protest Against the G8, Global Capitalism, and Boredom!
Meet 8pm, Friday, May 20th
Lytton Plaza in Palo Alto
University Ave. at Emerson...
Posted: Fri, May 13, 2005 1:24pm PDT
May 20 - Reclaim the Streets against the G8!
Resist the G8!   -     Destroy Boredom!    -    Reclaim the Streets!
Streetparty/Protest Against the G8, Global Capitalism, and Boredom!
Meet 8pm, Friday, May 20th
Lytton Plaza in Palo Alto
University Ave. at Emerson...
Posted: Tue, May 10, 2005 2:10pm PDT
Wells Fargo allows ID theft
Reported ID theft of $500 from checking account at Wells Fargo 1//2004 not investigated. May 3, 2005 a thief charged $1,580 to the same account overdrawing the account by $550. This was the rent money of two disabled people already under severe stress. One has AIDS and is terminallyill, the other a disabled 57 year old woman.....
Posted: Wed, May 4, 2005 10:12pm PDT
An Open Letter to Howard Dean
The Democratic leadership should be pressing for quick withdrawal of all troops from Iraq.
That’s what most Democrats want, too. Your performance in the early stages of the primary, and your recent chairmanship of the party, were made possible by many, many progressive and liberal Democrats. It was their hope and expectation that you would prevent the party from repeating its past drift to the Republican-lite center. They hoped that this time the party would not abandon them or its core be...
Posted: Tue, May 3, 2005 6:55pm PDT
5/3: Justice for Julio Ayala
There will be a candlelight vigil this coming Tuesday at 6 P.M. for Julio Ayala, murdered by San Mateo PD on 4-3-05....
Posted: Sun, May 1, 2005 10:08pm PDT
South City police death of Julio Ayala still under investigation
The San Mateo County Coroner’s Office reported Tuesday that it is still trying to determine what caused a man to die Sunday while in the custody of South San Francisco police....
Posted: Sat, Apr 30, 2005 10:32pm PDT
Fatal wrong-way murder trial set years after freeway crash
After more than two years in custody and racking up roughly $1 million in medical bills, the Pacifica man charged with murder for the death of his passenger in a high-speed chase with police may finally go to trial....
Posted: Sat, Apr 30, 2005 10:26pm PDT
Matt Gonzalez is subbing for Larry Bensky on Living Room
Matt is on KPFA 94.1 speaking with youth activists...
Posted: Sun, Apr 17, 2005 9:59am PDT
Mercury Thermometer Exchange
The City of South San Francisco is conducting a mercury thermometer exchange event for Earth Week (April 18 thru April 22). One digital thermometer for one mercury themometer....
Posted: Thu, Apr 14, 2005 11:01am PDT
Man dies in SSF after police use a 'body wrap'
A 26-year-old San Francisco man died early Sunday after struggling with police officers and being restrained with straps known as a "body wrap," the Police Department reported....
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 11:32pm PDT
The 'Black Male Adult' on trial: The Constitution gets a beatdown
Two Palo Alto CA police are charged with brutally beating a man without cause. Their trial has become an attack on the entire experience of all those caught in the never-ending U.S. dragnet for the "Black Male Adult."...
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 10:35pm PDT
Hands Off Social Security!
Over 1,000 people demonstrated in front of the offices of Charles Schwab to denounce the Social Security privitization scheme of the Bush Aministration. Unions, senior centers and community groups came out in large numbers....
Posted: Fri, Apr 1, 2005 2:24pm PST
Prevent coastal drilling- Pacifica hearing tomorrow
Assemblyman Leland Yee is holding a press conference this Friday in
Pacifica
to garner support for his proposed legislation to ensure that
California's
coastal waters are safe from off shore oil drilling....
Posted: Thu, Mar 31, 2005 2:38pm PST
Police on trial
Two Palo Alto CA police are charged with brutally beating a man without cause. Their trial has become a forum on police practices in general....
Posted: Sat, Mar 26, 2005 12:55am PST
Giuliana Sgrena was shot in the Green Zone, by a tank as they drove away from it!
the shots weren’t coming from the front or even from the side. They were coming from behind, i.e. they were driving away. So, the idea that this was an act of self-defense, I think becomes much more questionable...
Posted: Fri, Mar 25, 2005 4:30pm PST