{"id":31907,"date":"2024-02-21T12:11:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=31907"},"modified":"2024-02-21T12:11:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:11:37","slug":"yet-another-gaza-protest-shuts-down-major-sf-financial-district-intersection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/02\/21\/yet-another-gaza-protest-shuts-down-major-sf-financial-district-intersection\/","title":{"rendered":"Yet Another Gaza Protest Shuts Down Major SF Financial District Intersection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-34-1024x684.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-34-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-34-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-34-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-34-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-34-1536x1027.png 1536w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-34-224x150.png 224w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-34.png 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>20 FEBRUARY 2024\/<a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/news\/\">SF NEWS<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/author\/joe-kukura\/\">JOE KUKURA<\/a> (SFist.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After pro-Palestine protesters briefly blocked an SF Central Freeway onramp Monday afternoon, the protesters were back at it Tuesday morning, shutting down an intersection at Market and Montgomery streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday afternoon, a large ceasefire protest at Civic Center marched up and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2024\/02\/19\/gaza-ceasefire-protest-blocks-central-freeway-in-sf\/\">blocked the Central Freeway<\/a>&#8216;s Octavia Boulevard onramp for about an hour. Another group followed up on that Tuesday morning, as NBC Bay Area reports that another pro-ceasefire protest was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/san-francisco\/gaza-cease-fire-protest-sf\/3459082\/\">blocking the intersection at Market and Montgomery Streets<\/a>. Traffic continued flowing on Market Street, but as of 11 am Tuesday morning, the protest had shut down a block at Montgomery and Post streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bay4Palestine\/status\/1759997424880496785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1759997424880496785%7Ctwgr%5Eafe3ea9f12b0c96ac480e045b87707b24992e25c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsfist.com%2F2024%2F02%2F20%2Fyet-another-gaza-protest-shuts-down-major-sf-financial-district-intersection%2F<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>As seen above, the protest is aimed specifically at California Senators Laphonza Butler and Alex Padilla. Last week, both voted in favor of a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/senate-vote-aid-bill-israel-taiwan-ukraine\/story?id=107174930\">$95 billion aid package<\/a>&nbsp;that funded not only Israeli defense, but also that of Ukraine and Taiwan. That bill, however, may not even get a vote in the Republican-controlled House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This week, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenAlexPadilla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenAlexPadilla<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Senlaphonza?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenLaphonza<\/a> return to CA after voting to send another $14b to fund Israel&#39;s genocide in Gaza. Rather than fund our communities&#39; needs &#8211; housing, healthcare, education &#8211; Padilla &amp; Butler are spending BILLIONS on mass death and displacement \u274c\u274c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MhpisAiUe8\">pic.twitter.com\/MhpisAiUe8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; AROC #FreePalestine (@AROCBayArea) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AROCBayArea\/status\/1759994997859070262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>And the protest is pointedly directed at Senator Butler. Her San Francisco office is located&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.senate.gov\/\">in the One Post building<\/a>, and a handful of protesters blocked the doors to that building Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dozens of protestors have shut down the intersection of Market &amp; Montgomery and surrounding streets to call for a ceasefire to the war in Gaza. 16 protestors are locked down to a table blocking the intersection while around another dozen block the entrance to the One Post bldg. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IYNQkaVE3X\">pic.twitter.com\/IYNQkaVE3X<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ginger Conejero Saab (@gingerconejero) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gingerconejero\/status\/1760007796551233570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>But most of the action was on the streets, as NBC Bay Area reported that sixteen protesters had locked themselves to a table in the street, meant to be symbolic of getting Butler and Padilla to come to the table and hear the perspective of ceasefire advocates. Some of the protesters said they don\u2019t mind the risk of arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThose arrests are actually inspirational,\u201d said SF activist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2019\/10\/29\/activist-brandon-lee-shot-in-possible-assassination-attempt-by-philippine-authorities-returns-to-sf\/\">Brandon Lee<\/a>, who is quadriplegic, speaking to the network. \u201cWe don\u2019t want business as usual. We will keep showing up and disrupting as needed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Walking back from jury duty. Another Gaza protest shuts Montgomery at Market. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Ad0sWKbcf\">pic.twitter.com\/7Ad0sWKbcf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dan Noyes (@dannoyes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dannoyes\/status\/1760020891524792466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Well, they\u2019ve shown up two days in a row, and it\u2019s a fair bet they will probably show up for a third consecutive day on Wednesday. President Joe Biden is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/biden-bay-area-visit-18677651.php\">swinging through San Francisco for a couple of fundraisers<\/a>&nbsp;Wednesday, according to the Chronicle. Though one of those fundraisers is reportedly happening at the Gordon Getty mansion, so don\u2019t expect the protesters to get very close. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2024\/01\/18\/activists-hung-a-giant-let-gaza-live-banner-from-coit-tower-thursday-morning\/\">&nbsp;Activists Hang Giant \u2018Let Gaza Live\u2019 Banner From SF&#8217;s Coit Tower [SFist]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image: @AROCBayArea&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AROCBayArea\/status\/1759994848176943355\"><em>via Twitter<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20 FEBRUARY 2024\/SF NEWS\/JOE KUKURA (SFist.com) After pro-Palestine protesters briefly blocked an SF Central Freeway onramp Monday afternoon, the protesters were back at it Tuesday morning, shutting down an intersection at Market and Montgomery streets. On Monday afternoon, a large ceasefire protest at Civic Center marched up and&nbsp;blocked the Central&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/02\/21\/yet-another-gaza-protest-shuts-down-major-sf-financial-district-intersection\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1341],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31907"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31907"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31909,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31907\/revisions\/31909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}