{"article":{"id":10389,"heading":"Boycott Starbuck$","author":"Jim Carter","created":"2001-09-19 03:03:28","modified":"2005-08-15 00:38:55","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:38:55","article":"<p>In the San Diego California community of Ocean Beach (OB) local activists and small buisness owners have been struggleing to keep out the Starbucks corporation since March of this year.  <br><br> Despite six months of protests and meetings and pickets Starbucks has ignored the people and this last Saturday the 15th of Sept. they had their grand opening. <br><br> The people of OB have not given up but instead have started to picket the store front and call for a Boycott.<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"video\/x-pn-realvideo","summary":"\r\nDespite six months of protests and meetings and pickets Starbucks has ignored the people and this last Saturday the they had their grand opening","numcomment":4,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2001\/09\/boycottsb.rm","filesize":"16.1 mebibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2001\/09\/10389.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":10408,"heading":"Good Job!","article":"Nice movie Jim! It looked great and was put together well. I really get that there is diverse backing for boycotting the OB Starbucks.","author":"Eas","parent_id":10389,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2001-09-19 12:07:03","modified":"2001-09-19 13:00:02","fileurl":""},{"id":10414,"heading":"OBGO URL","article":"I neglected to publish the Ocean Beach Grassroots Organization's URL so for more in fo go to .\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/obgo.org\/starbucks.htm","author":"Jim Carter","parent_id":10389,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2001-09-19 16:34:09","modified":"2001-09-19 16:51:25","fileurl":""},{"id":10518,"heading":"GREAT VIDEO!","article":"Keeep up the good work- and for those viewing the video, come out and join us!!!  We need your support!  and be sure to BOYCOTT STARBUCKS!  I suggest we each call\/stop by every day to ask them to leave.  Maybe then they'll get the picture.  \r\n\r\n\r\nConsume responsibly for a healthy community.  Cut Corporate Fat From Your Diet! Support your Local Independent Merchants!  (And be sure to let everyone know you're doing so.)","author":"Seana","parent_id":10389,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2001-09-21 11:22:04","modified":"2001-09-21 12:00:11","fileurl":""},{"id":11038,"heading":"its open","article":"FREEDOM REIGNS!!!, GOD BLESS AMERICA, In spite of close minded, arrogant, eletist protestors, Starbucks is open and thriving.  Also a hearty welcome to GOLDS GYM.  Any protests????","author":"mr mocha","parent_id":10389,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2001-10-01 13:45:25","modified":"2001-10-01 14:00:02","fileurl":""}]}