A visit to the Diggers "headquarters" at 848 Clay Street

KTVU news footage from 1967 with report Claud Mann featuring scenes from a visit to 848 Clayton Street in San Francisco, which we are told is the headquarters of the Diggers community-action group. People are seen smoking banana skins ("mellow yellow") and when Motorcycle Ritchie is asked about their "philosophy" he replies: "I'm not gonna pay for your trip and everything is free." Also includes silent views of young people relaxing outside in a park and of food being prepared in a kitchen. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.

Note that we consulted with one of the founding members of the Diggers Peter Coyote in May 2022, who advised that he didn't recognize anyone in this KTVU footage and that the core Diggers group didn't have a physical "office" location. Coyote thinks this might be a church group who were distributing food, one of the many loosely affiliated organizations who referred to themselves as "Diggers" during this period in San Francisco.

Also thanks to Eric Noble who runs the Digger Archives, who advised that contrary to what reporter Claud Mann says on-camera, the address visited was in fact 848 Clayton Street.

This film reversal print was remastered in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in May 2022.