It looks like the people of San Francisco are preparing for a game of "Capture the Torch". Pro-China protesters have been bussed in; pro-Tibet protesters have been active.
This looks like an event that deserves a LiveBlog.
And so it has one.
Please go there and recommend.
YouTube (toward the end) shows footage of what appears to be a die-in in front of the bus that's bearing the Olympic torch:
CNN reported at 1:25 pm PT that the torch and its runners went into a warehouse near the start of the route. The CNN Headline is "Show of Anger vs. Show of Force: P.R. Disaster Follows the Torch". The ceremonies were supposed to begin at 1:05 PT.
The torch was later taken to a neighborhood (not specified by CNN) and the run commenced. I don't know if this happened before or after the die-in. http://www.cnn.com/...