Category Archives: Activism

Saturday: 2013 Community Congress at the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Ailed Paningbatan from the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center extends this invitation to all ye Citizens of Bernalwood: Hello Community, Im sure you all have been seeing flyers around, have heard the buzz around the neighborhood and have seen it on … Continue reading →

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Bernal Neighbors Donate Crime-Fighting iPads to SFPD

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

You may recall that the perps who are allegedly responsible for the recent armed-robbery unpleasantness in Bernal Heights were captured because a quick-thinking cop used his personal iPad to track a stolen iPhone… and the baddies who took it. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Crime | 7 Comments

UPDATED: Bernal Residents Underwhelmed by Last Night’s Community Safety Meeting

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

All the celebrities showed up at last night’s much-anticipated Community Safety Meeting: an SFPD captain, three Supervisors, and an angry, overflow crowd of Bernal Heights residents who want to know what the City will do to help make our streets … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Crime, Events | 34 Comments

Today: Honor MLK by Making Bernal Hill More Beautiful

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

Neighbor Brian invites all Citizens of Bernalwood to honor Martin Luther King Day by helping to clean up Bernal Hill today at 1 pm: MLK Day of Service: Trash Pick-up on Bernal Hill, 1pm 4 years ago, at President Obama’s … Continue reading →

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Occupy Bernal vs. Wells Fargo in Bayview

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

Occupy Bernal staged an anti-foreclosure protest at a Wells Fargo branch in Bayshore yesterday, and KGO-TV carries the story: A group of protesters who said they are fighting to protect homeowners shut down a bank in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Real Estate | 3 Comments

The Secret Sauce That Makes “Occupy Bernal” Effective

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

There’s an interesting new article on the KALW website that seeks to explain why, unlike so much of the Occupy movement, ”Occupy  Bernal Heights” has actually been rather effective. The secret, it turns out, is a door-to-door, block-by-block focus on local communities: … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Politics | 3 Comments

Billboard Saga Part XXIII: Pro-Life Billboard Removed, Yet Hacked Again. Again.

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

Okay, follow along… As of this morning, the controversial pro-life billboard on Cortland that was hacked, then replaced, then hacked again, and replaced again, has now been removed completely. So the billboard is gone, but it has nevertheless been hacked … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Cortland | 73 Comments

Hackers “Redesign” Pro-Life Billboard on Cortland

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Neighbor Jon writes… It did not take long for the right wing, anti-choice ad on Cortland at Andover to get a Bernal makeover. PHOTOS: Neighbor Jon

Posted in Activism, Art, Politics | 84 Comments

Occupy Bernal Protesting Today to Halt Foreclosure of Neighbor’s Home

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

Those street-savvy social activists from Occupy Bernal are organizing a protest against Wells Fargo Bank today to (hopefully) halt a Bernal Heights foreclosure that will likely result in the eviction of Neighbors Maria and Washington from their home: Occupy the Auctions … Continue reading →

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Wild Old Women of Bernal Heights Still Occupying BofA

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

They don’t quit! Instagrammer Linds930 snapped this photo today of Bernal’s Wild Old Women as they Occupied the Bank of America branch on Mission Street in the La Lengua Autonomous Zone: A fun lot of self proclaimed “old women” occupy … Continue reading →

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Occupy Bernal Is Perhaps the Only Part of the #Occupy Movement That Wasn’t Completely Useless

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

In hindsight, the Occupy movement was a big disappointment. When the movement first took hold last autumn, Occupy’s clever framing of economic issues as a contrast between the uber-affluent 1% of America’s population and the remaining 99% was a masterful … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Politics, Real Estate | 43 Comments

Occupy Bernal Heights and Supervisor David Campos Rally at City Hall

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Occupy Bernal Heights was joined by several City Supervisors — including David Campos — for a rally on the steps of City Hall to combat home foreclosures. Fog City Journal was there: The rally on City Hall steps, organized by … Continue reading →

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Activism 101: Paul Revere Students Protest for Education

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Bernalwood contributor Bronwyn Ximm writes: Paul Revere School is getting its Occupy on: Yesterday a very vocal group of enthusiastic students and a teacher (the guy) and a parent (the woman) got ready to march to Civic Center for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Children and Parenting | 6 Comments