Feb 12th 2014, 14:41, by Ben Popper
Reporting by Sean Hollister and Casey Newton
Sunday night, San Francisco’s tech elite gathered downtown for the first night of the annual Crunchies, a conference and award show celebrating all things startup. A long line extended down the block leading to the Davies Symphony Hall, and private security guards checked tickets at the door. But a block away, a different kind of crowd was gathering. "Ellis Act out, rent control in," chanted Erin McElroy, leader of the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project. "Killing our elders is a damn sin." Protesters held signs that reworked the Crunchies into the "Crappies," a parody award show.
"We're protesting here because we don't think there's anything to be awarded," said Patricia Kerman, who was evicted...
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