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Protesters Are Targeting A Member Of Google's Legal Team And Blocked Another Shuttle Bus In San Francisco

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Earlier today, protestors from Eviction Free SF blocked a Google shuttle bus in the Mission district in San Francisco. 

The protestors also directly targeted Google employee Jack Halprin, a member of Google's legal team. That's because Halprin is also a landlord who has evicted people under the Ellis Act, a provision in California that enables landlords to evict tenants in order to "go out of business."

It's the third protest in two months that have singled out a Google employee at their home. Earlier this month, protestors targeted Google Ventures VC Kevin Rose.

Check out a Vine and photos from the protest below.

 Here, you can see the police clearing out the protestors. 

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google protest
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There has lately been a lot of anger toward the tech industry in the Bay Area. The tension revolves around the high cost of living and the argument that tech elite are driving up the cost of housing, and destroying the area's quality of life. 

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Megan Rose Dickey formerly covered tech startups focused on the shared economy and music industry. Dickey previously wrote for LAUNCH Media, where she covered the startup industry and organized tech conferences.She graduated from the University of Southern California in 2011 with a degree in Broadcast and Digital Journalism.