Olympic Torch SF

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the route for the Olympic torch relay in San Francisco has been announced. According the Chronicle:

The April 9 torch relay will start with an opening ceremony at McCovey Cove, travel along the Embarcadero, run past Fisherman’s Wharf and briefly through the Marina District and back along the Embarcadero to Justin Herman Plaza, a spokeswoman for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said. A closing ceremony is scheduled to take place at the plaza.

The event will start at 1 p.m. and it will take the torch about an hour and a half to traverse the approximately 6-mile route, according to Giselle Barry, the spokeswoman for Newsom.

The article goes on to explain that although the City may establish protest, or free-speech zones, protesters will be permitted to line the route “as long as they do not disrupt the event.”