The San Francisco Citizen

Whenever I’ve visited the Marines’ Memorial Club & Hotel in Union Square at 609 Sutter Street, I’ve pretty much only seen gaggles of besweatered Junior Leaguers or suited-up bidnessmen having some event upstairs.

So I forgot about the Marines’ Memorial Association’s main function: letting active duty personnel stay in a nice hotel in Union Square for dirt cheap.  

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One of the many ways Marines’ Memorial Association supports our troops is by providing complimentary membership to all Currently Serving members of the US Armed Forces who apply in person at the club. In addition, our currently serving member leisure rates are $69 Sunday through Thursday and $89 on Friday and Saturday. Based on availability . 

Currently Serving members of all branches of the US Armed Forces , guard and reserve are encouraged to participate in this program by contacting our membership and hotel reservation departments at 1-800-562-7463.

This is the scene from yesterday at the University of California, Berkeley, where the final four Memorial Oak Grove treesitters made their final stand after two years of arboreal occupation.  

It’s Raul Colocho, 27; Armando Resendez, 20; Ernesto Trevino, 18; and Michael Schuck, 26, shown shortly before their arrests.

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A great shot via the photostream of ingridtaylar, also the below

Campus police Chief Victoria Harrison and Assistant Chief Mitch Celaya finally were able to talk these people down, with a little help from a crane and a scaffolding crew.  

You can see more of the action over at Zombietime and ProtestShooter and you can learn more about this whole affair at Save the Oaks.