Right now I'm sitting in a newly opened Peets near the office, I figured I'd stop in here and check my email after stopping in at Stacey's (oh Stacey's...I will miss you) after work. This Peets is pretty nice, it has a little outdoor patio where you can sit and watch the foot traffic and the streetcars lumber by. Anyway, a large protest march just passed. Its too dark to see their signs, but I think it was in response to the situtation in Gaza--I heard the words "Peace" and "Justice" several times. Plus there was a large group of surly-looking police officers marching ahead, beside, but mostly behind them. Seems like there was one officer for every 3 protesters.
Edit: although I suppose it could also be in response to the 22 year that got shot by a police officer in Oakland. I'll check it out after I finish my chai.
2nd Edit: it was in response the Grant shooting. Story is here:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/12/BA5H159265.DTL
I didn't see a "raucous crowd" or police in riot gear though...it all seemed pretty orderly to me.
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