Partly cloudy skies during the evening will give way to considerable cloudiness and fog after midnight. Low 47F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph..
Partly cloudy skies during the evening will give way to considerable cloudiness and fog after midnight. Low 47F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.
Updated: January 22, 2026 @ 7:08 pm
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate and two of her aides were arrested by San Francisco police Monday night at a Democratic rally as they yelled at the stage for a chance to speak.
Medea Benjamin; her campaign manager, Jane Brashares; and fund-raiser Marla Ruzicka were arrested for investigation of trespassing and resisting arrest, said police Lt. Louis Cassanego. They were released less than an hour later.
Benjamin, who is running against Democratic incumbent Dianne Feinstein and Republican Tom Campbell, said she and other Greens are frustrated by the lack of media access they have had throughout the campaign.
Presidential candidate Ralph Nader was barred from attending the first presidential debate, told he was an "uninvited guest" although he carried a ticket. Though their numbers are growing, Green candidates do not currently receive federal election funding, which affects their ability to make an impact on the airwaves.
"I think it's a sorry state for a democracy that third party candidates are so shut out and so frustrated by a lack of democracy that we have to do this kind of thing," Benjamin said after she was released. "I'm a serious candidate, I've been doing work on foreign policy and domestic issues for 25 years ... I was asked by Ralph Nader to run but I just feel that I've been blocked out by Dianne Feinstein's refusal to debate or campaign."
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