San Francisco: Be careful if you're going to Civic Center tomorow.

[RandySF]

The so-called Patriots cancelled their rally at Crissy Field and will instead hold a "press conference" at Alamo Square, a convenient nine blocks away from the counter-protest. There will be plenty of police on hand but please be careful, and please help SFPD in any way you by being vigilant for anyone who wants to start trouble.

[BigmanPigman]

1. What is the difference between a rally and news conference?

That guy tried to hold one the day after Charlottesville and the cops had to protect him from people who wanted him to shut up. It still seems like they want to stir up trouble.

[RandySF]

2. That's exactly what they have planned.

And Alamo Square brings them closer to the Unity rally.

[BigDemVoter]

3. WHAT????

That is 2 blocks from my apartment--seriously. I live on Pierce!

[RandySF]

4. Patriot Prayer Cancels SF Rally, Citing Safety; Plans Alamo Square 'Press Conference' Instead

UGH. Joey Gibson, the highly erratic organizer behind the planned Patriot Prayer rally at Crissy Field tomorrow, has just announced via Facebook that the event is canceled due to safety concerns. Instead he said there will be a "news conference" in Alamo Square at 2 p.m. Saturday — in which he and other activists will get to exchange the photo op backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge with the Painted Ladies and the skyline instead.

In a live video posted at 3 p.m. alongside three other of the event's organizers, Gibson said, "After several conversations with the police and understanding the situation of what's going on, we've decided that tomorrow really seems like a setup... The mayor, Nancy Pelosi, the media. All these people are saying we're white supremacists, and it's bringing in all these extremists... So we're going to take the opportunity to not fall into that trap. We're not going to have a rally at Crissy Field. [Instead] We're going to have a news conference in Alamo Park... to talk about the rhetoric in San Francisco."

This talk about extremists being inspired to attend because of rhetoric from local politicians, Nancy Pelosi, and the media is of course false — Gibson's events are indeed attended by white nationalists, even if he disowns their views, and their presence was well documented at a rally he staged several weeks ago in Portland.

He and his co-organizers likely have not secured any kind of permission or permit for hosting this impromptu news conference tomorrow, so we shouldn't count on it actually happening either, but he subsequently posted to Facebook, "We are asking the city to keep us safe. We are all excited for Berkeley!!"


http://sfist.com/2017/08/25/patriot_prayer_cancels_sf_rally_cit.php

[BigDemVoter]

5. Fucking shit!

I take my dogs there at least twice a day and sometimes more. I guess we're not going to the park today.