July 21, 1975: 48 years ago, July 21 1975, a bomb exploded at the ATF bureau office on [...]
48 years ago, July 21 1975, a bomb exploded at the ATF bureau office on the 34th floor of the Tishman building, 525 Market, in San Francisco. The Red Guerrilla Family issued a communiqué claiming responsibility for the bombing, done in retaliation for the murder of Popeye Jackson The bomb …
August 26, 1975: 46 years ago, Aug 26 1975, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) [...]
46 years ago, Aug 26 1975, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) postponed the sale of two buildings in Japantown after the Committee Against Nihonmachi Eviction (CANE) kept 20 prospective buyers out by padlocking the doors and picketing the buildings for several days CANE was formed in 1973 by young …
January 22, 1976: 47 years ago, Jan 22 1976, San Jose police murdered unarmed Chicano [...]
47 years ago, Jan 22 1976, San Jose police murdered unarmed Chicano 26-year-old Danny Trevino, whom they claimed had pointed a gun at them. Sustained community pressure eventually culminated in the removal of the police chief, but not in the prosecution of the killer cops
January 22, 1976: 48 years ago, January 22 1976, San Jose police murdered unarmed Chicano [...]
48 years ago, January 22 1976, San Jose police murdered unarmed Chicano 26-year-old Danny Trevino, whom they claimed had pointed a gun at them. Sustained community pressure eventually culminated in the removal of the police chief, but not in the prosecution of the killer cops
June 11, 1976: 48 years ago, June 11 1976, 27-year-old Jose Barlow Benavidez was murdered [...]
48 years ago, June 11 1976, 27-year-old Jose Barlow Benavidez was murdered by OPD cop Michael Colgey on International Blvd. In the wake of his death the Barlow Benavidez Justice Committee formed and organized a wave a protests during the height of Oakland’s Chicano Power movement You can hear more …