Olympic Torch Run Protest in San Francisco

Olympic Torch in San Francisco

Olympic Torch in San Francisco

Olympic Torch in San Francisco

Olympic Torch in San Francisco

Olympic Torch in San Francisco

Olympic Torch Run in San Francisco

Olympic Torch in San Francisco

Olympic Torch Run in San Francisco

Olympic Torch Run in San Francisco

Olympic Torch Run in San Francisco

Olympic Torch in San Francisco

The Olympic Torch route through San Francisco was originally scheduled to start one block from where I live, so I went out and shot some photos and video. Emotions ran high as Pro-China supporters clashed with Pro-Tibet supporters throughout the afternoon. The Olympic Torch never showed up at our location, since the route was altered at the last minute. I was live Twittering updates from the scene along with several other people.

Here are all of my photos and videos.

More coverage:

– San Francisco Chronicle
– Olympic Torch SF
– Venuture Beat
– SFist (Twitter round-up)
– San Francisco Metblogs
– Thomas Hawk
– Steve Rhodes
– Jason DeFillippo
– Chris Heuer
– Schlomo Rabinowitz
– Dave Schumaker
– Terry Chay
– Andrew Mager
– Telstar Logistics
– Rubin Starset
– Mike LaHood
– Cynthia Wood

photos by Scott Beale

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. He can be found posting on Threads and sharing photos on Instagram.