Google Protestors Rail Against Evictions and Gentrification, Targeting Google Lawyer

Protestors in San Francisco blocked Google's busses again this week, while also making it personal - again. Rallying against evictions and the gentrification of historically Latino and Black neighborhoods, some of the same protestors also singled out another Google employee at his home.

Google Donates $6.8 M to San Francisco Low-Income Youth Busing After Protests

The technology industry, and Google in particular, has been the target of community rage in the San Francisco area resulting from the economic and culture clash between well-moneyed tech workers and average, long-term residents. Google is seeking to lessen the strain - and perhaps the hard feelings - by recently donating millions to provide low-income youth in the area free transportation.

Google's Moving Into Latino-Heavy Mission District, SF

The presence of Google (and other tech giants) in the San Francisco Bay Area has already sparked local protests against corporate bussing, gentrification, and rising housing prices - as well as a paranoid anti-tech underground - but Google's latest plans may turn up the heat even more. Google is planning on moving some of its operations into the Latino and immigrant-heavy Mission District.
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