S.F. Chinatown sees big turnout for Asian American Pacific Islander self-defense, support fair
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Victoria Yuan, right, explains how to use pepper spray to an attendee during the AAPI Care Fair in Chinatown s Portsmouth Square in San Francisco, Calif. Saturday, June 26, 2021.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Jeremy Jong, left, and brother Ritchie Jong, with Asians Are Strong, demonstrate personal defensive tactics during the AAPI Care Fair in Chinatown s Portsmouth Square in San Francisco, Calif. Saturday, June 26, 2021.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Volunteers untangle a bundle of whistles during the AAPI Care Fair at Portsmouth Square in Chinatown s Portsmouth Square in San Francisco, Calif. Saturday, June 26, 2021.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Maracas shaking. Cooking pots clanging. A small, pink accordion being played.
These were the “alarms” sounded by environmental activists, from toddlers to grandmothers, at Oakland’s Lake Merritt Amphitheater on Thursday morning. About 50 people, representing the East Bay Jewish community and other local groups, called for President Joe Biden to stop the rerouting of the Line 3 oil pipeline.
The 1,000-mile pipeline, built in the late 1960s, carries crude oil from Alberta, Canada, to Superior, Wisconsin. The Canadian company that operates the pipeline plans to replace portions and extend it by 337 miles in northern Minnesota, doubling the capacity of oil it can carry to 790,000 barrels per day.
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