February 6, 1824: Lupugeyun Executed in Monterey
February 6 1824, Lupugeyun was executed in Monterey after being captured near San Rafael. Better known as Pomponio, the Coast Miwok rebel had led his band on daring raids of mission settlements across the Bay Area for over five years, destroying various colonial outputs.
February 6, 1968: 56 years ago, Feb 5 1968, OPD officer Walter Gibbons murdered 23-year-old [...]
56 years ago, Feb 5 1968, OPD officer Walter Gibbons murdered 23-year-old Charles “Pinky” Dominic De Baca while he fled on foot from a traffic stop. His death was a focal point in the radical Chicano movement in Oakland and led to the formation of United Latins for Justice (ULJ) …
February 5, 1977: 47 years ago, Feb 4 1977, the New World Liberation Front (NWLF) blew up [...]
47 years ago, Feb 4 1977, the New World Liberation Front (NWLF) blew up the car of San Francisco DA Joseph Freitas Jr. while it was parked in front of his home. The bomb went off 24 hours after an SF Grand Jury returned a 12-count indictment against NWLF courier …
February 4, 1974: 50 years ago, Feb 4 1974, newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped [...]
50 years ago, Feb 4 1974, newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped from her Berkeley apartment by the Symbionese Liberation Army, an eccentric urban revolutionary group founded by former LAPD informant Cinque Mtume. Hearst later claimed the SLA brainwashed her into joining
February 2, 1971: 53 years ago, Feb 1 1971, students at Oakland's Merritt College began a [...]
53 years ago, Feb 1 1971, students at Oakland’s Merritt College began a strike by occupying the administration building. The “Revolutionary People’s Occupation Forces,” led by Black Panther Doug Miranda, demanded the community college stay in the Black, working class flatlands The decision to move Merritt from North Oakland to …