Happening Now: Anonymous #OpBART Protest
Photo by Steve Rhodes
(See the photo gallery of today’s protest over at Muni Diaries)
BART’s disruption of cell phone service last Thursday led to the hacking of myBART.org by the group Anonymous, who also promised a live protest today at BART stations. Here’s the latest on the ground from our best sources:
6:48 p.m.: SFMTA reports that “As of 6:48pm, Muni Metro is not stopping at Embarcadero Station due to BART protest.”
6:32 p.m.: SF Examiner reports that all downtown stations except for Powell Street are reopened.
6:26 p.m.: SFMTA reports that Civic Center station has reopened.
6:19 p.m.: KGO radio reports that protesters have made it to the Embarcadero station and that the station is being shut down.
6:15 p.m.: On Twitter, @travel4food reports that, at the San Francisco public library parking lot, “the number of cops waiting in the parking lot was quite impressive. Must have been at least 30-40 people.”
5:57 p.m.: From SFMTA: Muni Metro not stopping at Montgomery, Powell and Civic Center due to BART protest closures.
5:50 p.m.: On Twiter, @c_los007 reports that “3 choppers in the sky watching them from Yerba Buena gardens.”
5:45 p.m. Via SFAppeal, you can listen to live BART police scanner.
5:40 p.m.: SFWeekly reports that protesters are heading up to 16th Street.
Protesters have a clever, albeit plagiarized slogan. SFWeekly’s Caroline Chen reports:
… a couple of protesters are walking around the station now with detached phones, saying “Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now?”
5:30 p.m.: The SFAppeal is reporting that as of 5:30 p.m., Civic Center station is closed. Watch the live cam coverage from SFAppeal.
Earlier:
Frank Chu showed up, according to BoingBoing:
Ustream guy: “Do you want help from Anonymous?”
Frank Chu: “I usually get help from CBS News.”
On Twitter, @jared_willis sent in this informal protest sign.
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