Google Bus Protests: How Far Is Too Far?
 

Google Bus Protests: How Far Is Too Far?
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Had you been standing on the corner of 24th and Valencia Streets in San Francisco last Tuesday, you would have been forgiven for thinking the circus was in town.

People in skin-tight red, blue and yellow suits rolled around on inflatable balls, performed acrobatic routines and walked on stilts

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The performers certainly generated a crowd, but **t solely for their acrobatic talents. Instead, this was a**ther Google Bus protest, an increasingly common occurrence in San Francisco where citizens are expressing displeasure over rising rent costs and gentrification brought on by Silicon Valley's tech growth. The tech shuttles, which are referred to as "Google Buses" — regardless of which company operates them — serve as symbol for this anger Read more...

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