Waves of Protest Pound at BART, Shutting Down Stations

Protesters angry over the shooting deaths of Oscar Grant and Charles Hill as well as BART officials cutting off cell phone service during protests, held a relatively peaceful demonstration yesterday from Civic Center to the Embarcadero. As a safety precaution, law enforcement closed the entrances/exits to all four downtown BART stations causing havoc for evening commuters. Photos by Luke Thomas.

By Shawn Gaynor (via SFBG.com)

August 16, 2011

The latest battle between BART and its growing group of grassroots foes played out during testerday’s afternoon rush hour, shutting down some San Francisco stations.

What started as a fizzled anti-police brutality protest at BART’s Civic Center station has spiraled into a San Francisco moment with echoes of the Arab Spring and V For Vendetta. Following an unprecedented decision by BART officials to preemptively cut off cell phone service on August 11, in a bid to disrupt a protest that never developed, public outrage led to further protest today and a hacking attack on MyBart.org by the notorious international hacker group Anonymous over the weekend.