It was just a matter of time before the meme hit Silicon Valley — and really, what took so long? The “Shit (fill in the blank) people say” craze has been going on so long that Gawker published a blog post with the headline, “We Do Not Want Your ‘Shit People Say’ Video.” As far as I can tell, the meme started years ago on Twitter with @shitmydadsays, which was made into a ......

By now, most of the stories told by the dozen or so protesters at the Occupy San Francisco press conference on Tuesday had a familiar ring. There was the sailor from Iraq War Veterans Against the War, the labor organizers and the woman who lost her home to foreclosure — all there to explain why they're calling for a daylong protest on Friday.  And then, just as the stories appeared ......

Check out Monday morning's Occupy Oakland's port action, which drew several hundred people....

Seven young female bison have joined the herd at Golden Gate Park’s Bison Paddock. There’s Grumpy, Happy, Sneezy, Dopey... Whoops! That’s Snow White’s Seven Dwarves. Turns out these bison are nameless and San Francisco Recreation and Park Department are asking the public to weigh in. “Here’s your chance to put your mark in history,” the department says on its YouTube page, where you can find details on how to participate. Here’s a ......

The spirit of Mario Savio lorded over Sproul Hall on Tuesday night and the thousands of students and supporters gathered there felt a keen sense of history. There were the obvious connections. As a student at UC Berkeley, Savio led the "Free Speech Movement" in the 1960s. To add, organizers of the Mario Savio Youth Activist Awards moved their previously scheduled ceremony to the steps of Sproul Hall in a ......