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"content": "\u003cp>Update Wednesday, Nov 16: \u003ca href=\"http://news.yahoo.com/alleged-gunman-shot-cops-uc-berkeley-dead-174835542.html\">AP is reporting\u003c/a> the man shot by UC police at the Haas School of Business yesterday is dead. He was an undergraduate transfer student, spokesman Dan Mogulof said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Campus police today shot and wounded a man wielding a gun at a computer lab at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. There is no suggestion currently that the shooting was related to today's student protest. 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There's nothing to suggest that's the case.\"\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>Celaya said that at the time of the shooting at least four students were in the computer lab. The suspect was shot by an officer after raising his gun. When the shooting occurred, the students were situated between the officer and the gunman, according to Birgeneau.\n\u003c/li>\u003cli> Police responded after this series of events, according to the university: A female UC employee shared an elevator with the gunman at Haas. The gunman pressed the third-floor button and then reached into his backpack, pulling out an object that the other rider thought might be a gun, then put it back and got off at his floor. The other elevator rider got off at the fifth floor and informed her boss of what she saw. They went down to the third floor together, saw the man at the lab, and called police.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 3:38 p.m.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's Lt. Alex Yao of the UC Police speaking about the shooting of a man with a gun by a UC police officer. 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He has confirmed there's been a shooting on campus at the Haas school of business, but would not say who the victim or shooter were. He said the victim was transported off the site. There will be a briefing at 4 pm with details. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 3:05p.m.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From \u003ca href=\"http://warnme.berkeley.edu/\">UCB's Warn Me emergency alert service\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>An individual has been shot at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, according to a legal observer at the site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The individual has been transported from the building, according to UC Berkeley spokesperson Dan Mogulof. However, Mogulof could not confirm who the victim’s identity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Update to follow.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>We have a call out to UC Berkeley now. 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"content": "\u003cp>Stop us if you've heard this one before: Oakland police (and a slew of officers from other agencies) descend on Frank Ogawa (Oscar Grant) Plaza outside City Hall to evict the Occupy Oakland encampment. Then, almost before you've gotten used to that, the occupiers are right back in the plaza. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's kind of what we've seen today and tonight, as police swept the encampment (just like they did three weeks ago--though with less resistance from occupiers on one side and less heavy-handed tactics from the police on the other). Then tonight, Occupy Oakland \"reconverged\" at the city's Main Library on 14th Street (just like they did the day after last month's sweep) and marched back to the plaza, where they promptly convened a general assembly to talk about next steps. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What's different from last month is the lack of intervening violence. Then, an apparent handful of provocateurs threw rocks and bottles and other items at police and police responded with tear-gas, flash-bang grenades, and fusillades of non-lethal (but quite dangerous) munitions. Both the sweep this morning and the protest this evening were almost uniformly peaceful. But having watched the ebb and flow of the Occupy Oakland camp, the general strike called after the violent police response, and the latest sweep and march, we know better than to call this story over for the night. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it's not: UC-Berkeley's OccupyCal group has called a general strike on campus Tuesday—largely in response to the aggressive police tactics used against students last week—and Occupy Oakland activists agreed tonight to march the length of Telegraph Avenue Tuesday afternoon to join the Berkeley protest. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's a rundown on Occupy Oakland, OccupySF and OccupyCal news as we wait for tomorrow's campus general strike:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.baycitizen.org/occupy-movement/story/quans-deputy-mayor-resigns/\" target=\"_blank\">Another member of Quan’s team quits (Bay Citizen)\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwo of Oakland Mayor Jean Quan's top advisors resigned Monday, after police evicted the Occupy Oakland encampment. Deputy Mayor Sharon Cornu, formerly the Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Alameda Labor Council, resigned Monday afternoon. In an interview, Cornu said she remained \"a big fan of Jean Quan.\" \"I have supported the mayor’s actions on Occupy Oakland. I think through this very very difficult time, her leadership has been important in showing a way forward that included a balance between first amendment rights and public safety,\" Cornu said.\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2011/11/14/after-oakland-eviction-occupy-focus-shifts-to-uc-berkeley/\" target=\"_blank\">OccupyCal, UC Berkeley general strike Tuesday a.m. (Berkeleyside)\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nWith the dismantling by police of the Occupy Oakland camp early this morning, the Occupy focus has shifted to UC Berkeley where students are preparing to hold a general strike on Tuesday. Reports suggest that Occupy Oakland protesters may march to Berkeley to join Occupy Cal demonstrations tomorrow too. But plans by protesters to demonstrate at a Regents’ meeting scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday this week at Mission Bay have been foiled, as the meeting has been rescheduled at the advice of law enforcement officials.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>*\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/11/sfpd-puts-barricades-next-occupy-sf\" target=\"_blank\">SFPD erects barricades near OccupySF camp (San Francisco Examiner)\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco police erected barricades near the Occupy SF encampment less than 12 hours after the Occupy camp in Oakland was raided by police. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Stop us if you've heard this one before: Oakland police (and a slew of officers from other agencies) descend on Frank Ogawa (Oscar Grant) Plaza outside City Hall to evict the Occupy Oakland encampment. Then, almost before you've gotten used to that, the occupiers are right back in the plaza. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's kind of what we've seen today and tonight, as police swept the encampment (just like they did three weeks ago--though with less resistance from occupiers on one side and less heavy-handed tactics from the police on the other). Then tonight, Occupy Oakland \"reconverged\" at the city's Main Library on 14th Street (just like they did the day after last month's sweep) and marched back to the plaza, where they promptly convened a general assembly to talk about next steps. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What's different from last month is the lack of intervening violence. Then, an apparent handful of provocateurs threw rocks and bottles and other items at police and police responded with tear-gas, flash-bang grenades, and fusillades of non-lethal (but quite dangerous) munitions. Both the sweep this morning and the protest this evening were almost uniformly peaceful. But having watched the ebb and flow of the Occupy Oakland camp, the general strike called after the violent police response, and the latest sweep and march, we know better than to call this story over for the night. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it's not: UC-Berkeley's OccupyCal group has called a general strike on campus Tuesday—largely in response to the aggressive police tactics used against students last week—and Occupy Oakland activists agreed tonight to march the length of Telegraph Avenue Tuesday afternoon to join the Berkeley protest. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's a rundown on Occupy Oakland, OccupySF and OccupyCal news as we wait for tomorrow's campus general strike:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.baycitizen.org/occupy-movement/story/quans-deputy-mayor-resigns/\" target=\"_blank\">Another member of Quan’s team quits (Bay Citizen)\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nTwo of Oakland Mayor Jean Quan's top advisors resigned Monday, after police evicted the Occupy Oakland encampment. Deputy Mayor Sharon Cornu, formerly the Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Alameda Labor Council, resigned Monday afternoon. In an interview, Cornu said she remained \"a big fan of Jean Quan.\" \"I have supported the mayor’s actions on Occupy Oakland. I think through this very very difficult time, her leadership has been important in showing a way forward that included a balance between first amendment rights and public safety,\" Cornu said.\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2011/11/14/after-oakland-eviction-occupy-focus-shifts-to-uc-berkeley/\" target=\"_blank\">OccupyCal, UC Berkeley general strike Tuesday a.m. (Berkeleyside)\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nWith the dismantling by police of the Occupy Oakland camp early this morning, the Occupy focus has shifted to UC Berkeley where students are preparing to hold a general strike on Tuesday. Reports suggest that Occupy Oakland protesters may march to Berkeley to join Occupy Cal demonstrations tomorrow too. But plans by protesters to demonstrate at a Regents’ meeting scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday this week at Mission Bay have been foiled, as the meeting has been rescheduled at the advice of law enforcement officials.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>*\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/11/sfpd-puts-barricades-next-occupy-sf\" target=\"_blank\">SFPD erects barricades near OccupySF camp (San Francisco Examiner)\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nSan Francisco police erected barricades near the Occupy SF encampment less than 12 hours after the Occupy camp in Oakland was raided by police. At about 2 p.m., San Francisco police put barricades on the northwestern and southwestern corners of Justin Herman Plaza.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/14/18699451.php\" target=\"_blank\">ACLU, National Lawyers Guild sue Oakland police over violent tactics during Occupy Oakland incidents (Indybay)\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nMonday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC) and the National Lawyers’ Guild (NLG) filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Oakland Police Department (OPD) for its egregious constitutional violations against Occupy Oakland demonstrators. The lawsuit asks for an emergency temporary restraining order to stop police violence against political protesters. The restraining order is urgent because another police encounter with demonstrators is imminent, after the removal of the Occupy Oakland camp early this morning. The case is currently before United States District Court Judge Richard Seeborg, who immediately issued an order requiring the City to respond by 5pm tomorrow. \u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/bay-area/2011/11/occupy-cal-protesters-announce-lawsuit-against-uc-berkeley-campus-police\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeley protesters announce lawsuit against UC campus police (San Francisco Examiner)\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nA group of University of California at Berkeley students and community protesters who say they were victims of police brutality during a Nov. 9 Occupy Cal demonstration announced Monday their lawsuit against the university and multiple UCPD police officers.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.dailycal.org/2011/11/14/chancellor-promises-inquiry-into-police-use-of-force-amnesty-for-some-student-protesters/\" target=\"_blank\">UC-Berkeley chancellor announces amnesty for students arrested during OccupyCal protests (Daily Californian) \u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nUpon his return from East Asia Sunday, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau announced Monday that he has appointed UC Berkeley School of Law professor Jesse Choper, former dean of the school and current chair of the Police Review Board to review the actions of the police during last week’s Occupy Cal protests.Calling videos of the demonstrations “disturbing,” Birgeneau stated that all students arrested during the protest for blocking police officers will be granted amnesty and will not face charges under the student code of conduct.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"headTitle": "Occupy Oakland Regroups After Second Eviction; Deputy Mayor Sharon Cornu Resigns | KQED",
"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_47067\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/OO_GAMainLib111411.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47067 \" title=\"OO_GAMainLib111411\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/OO_GAMainLib111411-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">About 500 people gathered at the Main Library to regroup and discuss next moves for the Occupy Oakland demonstration.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2011/11/14/occupy-oakland-encampment-being-cleared-by-police/#update\">Live blog updates\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/kqedradio/sets/72157627880192794/\">\u003cstrong>Photos from our Flickr Stream\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2011/11/14/occupy-oakland-encampment-being-cleared-by-police/#twitter\">\u003cstrong>Live Twitter coverage from Bay Area news organizations\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ustream.tv/occupyoakland\">\u003cstrong>Live Stream from Occupy Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Tuesday, 8:32 a.m.\u003c/em> The Bay Citizen \u003ca href=\"http://www.baycitizen.org/occupy-movement/story/quans-deputy-mayor-resigns/\">talked to Sharon Cornu\u003c/a>, now a former Oakland Deputy Mayor after resigning yesterday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>In an interview, Cornu said she remained “a big fan of Jean Quan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have supported the mayor’s actions on Occupy Oakland. I think through this very very difficult time, her leadership has been important in showing a way forward that included a balance between first amendment rights and public safety,” Cornu said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, Quan did not say why Cornu decided to resign, only that she “has been a tremendous asset to my administration. We wish her well and Im [sic] grateful for her contributions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I will restructuring my administration and making additional personnel announcements in the coming days,” the mayor wrote.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Cornu was the second Quan administration official to bail in one day. Earlier, her legal adviser and longtime friend Dan Siegel \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/14/BAGA1LURQ7.DTL&tsp=1\">resigned\u003c/a>, criticizing the raid of the Occupy Oakland encampment in Frank Ogawa Plaza. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in the damned-if-she-does, damned-if-she-doesn’t category: Two weeks ago, communications consultant Nathan Ballard quit because Quan wasn’t tough enough on the protesters. From \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/12/BAUO1LTV4O.DTL\">Matier & Ross\u003c/a> on Sunday: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“It was not the right fit, and I wish her well,” Ballard said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bottom line: Ballard – who has lots of law enforcement clients – was frustrated by antipolice voices in the administration and knew the gig was up once the city let the Occupy Oakland camp return to Frank Ogawa Plaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>8:21 p.m.\u003c/em> Oakland \u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/Mayor/a/StaffBios/index.htm\">Deputy Mayor Sharon Cornu\u003c/a> has resigned. From the \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/occupy-oakland/ci_19331752\">Merc\u003c/a>: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Deputy Mayor Sharon Cornu has resigned, effective immediately, the second member of the mayor’s team to submit her resignation just today. Mayor Jean Quan’s legal adviser and longtime friend, Dan Siegel, also resigned today over the mayor’s handling of the Occupy encampment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, Mayor Jean Quan wrote, “Sharon has been a tremendous asset to my administration. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We wish her well and I’m grateful for her contributions. I will be restructuring my administration and making additional personnel announcements in the coming days.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked for more details, Quan’s spokeswoman Sue Piper said in an email, “It’s a personnel issue.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>6:46 p.m.\u003c/em> KQED’s Peter Jon Shuler reports that the general assembly is peaceful, and people he spoke to have mixed emotions about bringing tents back to the plaza. He spoke with \u003ca href=\"http://museumca.org/blog/omca-goes-one-one-with-the-coups-boots-riley\">Boots Riley\u003c/a>, local hip hop artist and active organizer in the local Occupy demonstrations, who said he wasn’t aware of any plans to bring tents back tonight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After welcoming people “home,” the evening’s discussion turned into a bit of a business meeting, Shuler says. Announcers read out emergency numbers for medics and legal assistance, and as Joshua Holland \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/JoshuaHol/status/136270236939857922\">reports\u003c/a>, breaking into smaller “neighborhood assemblies” that meet in different spaces but under the same principles of Occupy Wall Street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shuler says there is significant police presence on the edge of the plaza, but they are dressed in regular uniforms — no riot gear, no helmets. However, an police incident commander tells Shuler that the Plaza will be closed at 10 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The City and police have stated repeatedly today they would not allow any camping, but would allow people to peacefully assemble throughout the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Listen to Shuler’s report from 6:00 p.m. when the group of about 500 began to gather in Frank Ogawa Plaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>6:15: p.m. \u003c/em>At the general assembly, speakers \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/northoaklandnow/status/136260654943313922\">announced a plan\u003c/a> to meet at 14th Street and Broadway Avenue at 2:30 p.m. to march to UC Berkeley in support of the “Occupy Cal” group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also planned for Saturday, another march will begin at that same intersection at 2:00 p.m., \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/JoshuaHol/status/136263060015947776\">reports\u003c/a> Joshua Holland from AlterNet. Reporter Emily Lofits \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/eloft/status/136264716426280960\">tweets\u003c/a> that a working group to organize that march will be held tomorrow at 6:00 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>5:30 p.m.\u003c/em> The night’s general assembly has begun, reports \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/?photo_id=1#!/Josh_Richman/status/136256772259319808/photo/1\">Josh Richman\u003c/a> from The Oakland Tribune,\u003ca href=\"//ww2.kqed.org/news/files/2011/11/occupyoakland-300x224.jpg%22%20alt=%22%22%20width=%22300%22%20height=%22224%22%20/></a>%5B/caption%5D\"> tweeting a picture\u003c/a> of several hundred gathered on Frank Ogawa Plaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED’s Peter Jon Shuler is on the scene, and will send us updates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>5:10 p.m.\u003c/em> After being evicted for the second time, Occupy Oakland supporters regrouped this afternoon at the Main Public Library.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Police estimate the crowd is about 500 people, currently on the march toward Frank Ogawa Plaza. Local ABC TV affiliate KGO-7 has a videographer \u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/livenow?id=8431348\">walking with the crowd\u003c/a>, but hasn’t made the streaming video embeddable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KGO has provided this video of a press conference with Mayor Jean Quan this afternoon, regarding the dissolution of the Occupy Oakland encampment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From AP:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Riot-clad law enforcement officers cleared out Oakland’s weeks-old anti-Wall Street encampment just before dawn, arresting Occupy demonstrators and removing tents from a downtown plaza after issuing several warnings over the weekend. Protesters appeared to put up little resistance and officers could be seen calmly leading some demonstrators away in plastic handcuffs. Officers made 32 arrests during Monday’s raid, Police Chief Howard Jordan said, adding that there were no reports of injuries to officers or protesters.\u003ca href=\"http://news.yahoo.com/police-clear-downtown-occupy-oakland-camp-141946461.html\">Full article\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_46930\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/occupyoakland.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46930\" title=\"occupyoakland\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/occupyoakland-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco police stand at 14th and Broadway (Cy Musiker/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca name=\"update\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2:28 p.m.\u003c/strong> Scott Olsen, the Iraq War vet injured in one of the violent clashes between police and protesters after the first time the encampment was cleared, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/14/BAGA1LURES.DTL\">has been discharged from the hospital\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here is \u003ca href=\"https://plus.google.com/101404928335199641114/posts\">Olsen’s Google Plus page\u003c/a>, on which he posted this statement yesterday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>I’m feeling a lot better, with a long road in front of me. After my freedom of speech was quite literally taken from me, my speech is coming back but I’ve got a lot of work to do with rehab. Thank you for all your support, it has meant the world to me. You’ll be hearing more from me in the near future and soon enough we’ll see you in our streets!\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2:25 p.m.\u003c/strong> It was a tough day for Occupy Eureka as well. Thirty-two arrested as police \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/14/BAGA1LUSGK.DTL\">cleared out the encampment\u003c/a> for the second time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2:15 p.m.\u003c/strong> Here’s our reporter Caitlin Esch’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zzx_t0HGX8\">video\u003c/a> of police dismantling the Occupy Oakland encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza early this morning:\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/6zzx_t0HGX8\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"274\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1:10 p.m.\u003c/strong> Jean Quan was on KQED Radio’s Forum show today. \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201111140900\">Listen here\u003c/a>, and/or join in on the \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201111140900#disqus_thread\">online discussion\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked why today’s raid appears to have gone so much more smoothly than the one on Oct 25, Quan only said, “You know, Howard Jordan, Deanna Santana, the city administrator, and I are a new administration, and we’ve been working together very closely on this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some quotes from the mayor, from the show:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>On why the raid occurred\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not the sanitation issues, it was the violence in the camp—the recent murder, the sexual assault, the open fighting, the drug dealing. That in the middle of the heart of Oakland. I don’t think anybody wants that kind of situation in their community or in their neighborhood. Frank Ogawa Plaza really is a symbol of the whole city where everyone should come, be able to use it peacefully and that’s not what it was anymore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>On violent protesters\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area has a group of- of people who want to make their political organizing fighting and confronting the police and that’s unfortunate and they hide within the peaceful demonstrators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>On the impact of the protest\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think that’s what Oaklanders are saying now, that we’re tired of this. That these demonstrations have cost us real services, real impact to the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>On the cost to the city\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m not alone here, I was on a conference call with 18 other mayors and you know, a city like Oakland, we don’t have the extra taxes that San Francisco has. We are really the 99 percent. We have high percentages of people who are unemployed and – and in poverty. So these expenses are really going to hurt the community.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1 p.m.\u003c/strong> Photos from today’s raid in our \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/kqedradio/sets/72157627880192794/\">Occupy Bay Area Flickr pool\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>11:40 a.m.\u003c/strong> Official statement from Jean Quan today:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>I’m very grateful that this morning’s effort went so smoothly and peacefully. We’re here this morning because Occupy Oakland has taken on a different direction from the national movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was no longer about the abuses of the financial institutions, foreclosures and to the unemployed. At the encampment we’ve had repeated violence, we’ve had a murder. I don’t want any more people to die before this comes to an end.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The encampment has been a tremendous drain on our city. During one of the recent demonstrations, we had 179 public safety calls for service that went unanswered because of the demonstrations downtown. We’ve had increased drug dealing, sexual assaults—all of this was occurring in a one-square block encampment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is not what Occupy Wall Street is about. In addition to the violence at Frank Ogawa Plaza, the city cannot afford for our small businesses and vibrant downtown to lose hundreds of jobs and nearly half of their patrons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For weeks now we’ve been trying to meet with the organizers of the encampment and there is no clear agenda or demands. We remain one of the only cities that has not had a representative committee to work with. Our community’s already strained resources– our police, our public works and other city services –have been pulled away from serving Oakland residents who ARE the 99%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We took every step we could to resolve this peacefully. We planned the removal as carefully as we could and made repeated attempts to make sure that all campers who wanted to leave voluntarily had the opportunity to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We met with multiple groups during the last week. And we are grateful that many took advantage of the opportunity to leave peacefully. I also want to thank the many churches and community groups who stepped up to offer alternative housing and to encourage the camp to close peacefully.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the Mayor of Oakland in this very difficult situation, I’ve tried to do what is right for the City and for the safety of our people at every step. I am asking for people–even those who disagree with this decision–to respect the City’s right to close the encampment and for demonstrators not to engage in destructive acts. It is time for us to work together on the issues that unite us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I want to thank the Alameda County Mutual Aid police departments and our own police, public works staff and other city staff who have also worked hard to keep this peaceful.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>11:10 a.m.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_46980\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 200px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/occupytreeSM.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46980\" title=\"occupytreeSM\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/occupytreeSM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"248\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zachary Running Wolf, still protesting, up a tree. (Caitlin Esch/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Yesterday, Caitlin Esch talked briefly to \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=zachary+running+wolf\">Zachary Running Wolf\u003c/a>, a protester who is perched up a tree on 14th Street between Broadway and Franklin, on the edge of the plaza. Esch sent her recorder up to him in a basket. “We have a gas mask, eye protection,” he said. “We have ability to take rubber bullets. We’re ready for this. We have extra food. We have water. We’re able to survive 7-10 days without being resupplied.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When he says “we,” it’s the royal we, says Caitlin Esch. “He said he thought more tree-sitters would join him, but none did.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Chronicle is reporting that “Howard Jordan said police were contacting prosecutors for guidance as to whether tree-sitting constituted ‘lodging’.” It’s a No Lodging ordinance that is being enforced on Frank Ogawa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/zacharyrunningwolf1.mp3\">\u003cstrong>Audio: Zachary Running Wolf\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n[audio:http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/zacharyrunningwolf1.mp3|titles=zacharyrunningwolf]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>10:17 a.m.\u003c/strong> Statement from the Oakland Police Officers Association, offering thank yous to Howard Jordan, Deanna Santana, and even the protesters. Conspicuous by her absence on this list: No thank you to Quan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>On behalf of the 645 Oakland police officers we represent, Oakland Police Officers’ Association would like to thank our Police Chief Howard Jordan and City Administrator Deanna Santana for their leadership in the peaceful removal of the occupier encampment. We are also appreciative of the mutual aid provided by law enforcement agencies from throughout the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To the Occupy Oakland protesters: “Thank you for your peaceful exit from Frank Ogawa Plaza – it was greatly appreciated by all,” said Sgt. Dom Arotzarena. “We respect your right to peaceful protest, and urge your continued willingness to abide by the law.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>10:00 a.m.\u003c/strong> Caitlin Esch, our reporter on the scene this morning, was at the encampment both pre-raid and post-raid. She said the rain had created a lot of mud, so the protesters had covered it over with hay. The smell was extremely strong, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In general, she said the scene was “not pretty,” both before and after. “There was stuff strewn everywhere. Garbage and debris, mattresses, water bottles, sleeping bags, food…”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esch noted the marked difference between the way police approached this raid as opposed to the first one on Oct 25.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At 5:22 a.m. police started making a series of dispersal orders. I counted at least 10 in the next 35 to 40 minutes before they moved in and started making arrests. But by that time just about everyone who wanted to leave had left.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Oct 25 pre-dawn raid, police gave a five-minute warning, which by some accounts was more like two to three minutes, before they moved in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esch also talked about the group of 12-13 inter-faith religious protesters who chose to be arrested. “They were gathered in a semi-circle, singing ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘We Shall Overcome,’ surrounded by candles in little plastic cups. They refused to leave, but were peaceful as they were arrested. They had declared their tent a sanctuary, hoping that would save them from arrest.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:40 a.m.\u003c/strong> KQED’s Joshua Johnson \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/kqednews/RN201111140805\">interviewed Jean Quan \u003c/a> this morning. A transcript follows the audio:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Joshua Johnson: I understand that you were able to walk through the encampment this morning after the police shut it down again. Is that so? And if so, what did you see?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jean Quan: You know, what you’ll see is that there has been quite a lot of squalor there. I listened to your morning report and I listen to it every morning. The reality was that the reason we closed the camp was because of the violence and the safety issues. We had a murder earlier this weekend. There had been repeated reports of violence, drug dealing, and sexual assaults. And that’s become a real problem of the movement. And um, over the weekend, many of the peaceful demonstrators had left the camp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JJ: Has there been any progress investigating that murder?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JQ: You’ll have to talk to the police chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JJ: I imagine it’s been tough navigating supporting the protesters and being the face of the government’s authority. You and a number of city officials including the Oakland police officer’s association have said that you support the 99%. Many of you have said you ARE the 99%. But the reality is that you are also the mayor who has a fiduciary and a legal responsibility to keep the city safe and orderly and on time and on budget. How have you navigated that and do you think it may get easier now going forward?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JQ: You know, being a mayor is never easy. A lot of people know I have an activist background. On one hand, I support a lot of the movements involved. On the other hand, I’m the mayor of the city and have to guarantee safety and what’s good for the economy in Oakland. So it’s been very tough but I’ve made every decision based on what I’ve thought was best for the safety and the economy of the city. The Occupy Oakland movement has probably cost the city millions of dollars, took away precious police officers out of my tougher neighborhoods. That are facing violence. And we just had to end the encampment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JJ: Some of the chatter on Twitter that we’ve been checking out this morning would suggest that at today’s General Assembly, they’re going to reconnect around 4 o’clock, I believe it is near the Oakland Public Library, and may decide to re-re-Occupy the plaza. How long do you see this going on? Where the squatters show up and you kick them out and they show up again and you kick them out again and they show up again. How do you make an end game to all of this?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JQ: Well first of all, there is a group of the peaceful demonstrators who realize that they were not getting any organizing done who have left and they’re over at Snow Park and are looking for a private space. Similar to Wall Street. Wall Street is actually in a private park and so this is supposed to be about the organizing and not about encampments. That’s a tactic and not a solution. The Plaza is a public space. It belongs to all of Oakland and we’ll allow people to gather there for free speech- they can continue to have their general assemblies, but they’re not going to be allowed to camp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JJ: There had been reports this morning from the Chronicle that your legal adviser Dan Siegel hadresigned. He posted on his Facebook page and his twitter feed the same note. It says quote, “No longer Mayor Quan’s legal adviser. Resigned at 2 AM. Support Occupy Oakland, not the 1% and its government facilitators,” unquote. Your reaction to that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JQ: Dan and I are old friends from the old days. He was working on one project for me. I thank him for that work. People move on, I’m moving on. Today I’m really focused on some job creation, working with our federal police monitor. I’m doing the work of the city and you know, he and I will have our differences over the years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JJ: To people who may be looking at Oakland and saying- what is it about this town that seems to be facilitating this? There are plenty of Occupiers in other cities. What do you think it is about Oakland that has made this A) fertile ground for the movement, and B) so intransigent to try and get the Occupiers to leave?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JQ: You know, Oakland really is a city of the 99 percent. And we’ve been the birthplace of many movements for peace and justice. I think the problem we have is we have a very large intransigent group of people who were more into fighting the police and making the plaza the issue rather than the issues of the 99 percent movement. And I’m hoping that people are beginning to see that and separating themselves off from people who are sometimes violent and um, continuing with the work of organizing.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>8:55 a.m.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://twitter.com/#!/californiabeat/status/136122925731426304\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://twitter.com/#!/californiabeat/status/136122671510470656\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:45 a.m.\u003c/strong> Quan’s chief legal adviser, civil rights attorney Dan Siegel, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/14/BAGA1LURQ7.DTL&tsp=1\">resigned\u003c/a> today over the police action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>8:38 a.m.\u003c/strong> Live now: Oakland City leaders hold press conference. Watch live \u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/livenow?id=8430809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>here\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:55 a.m.\u003c/strong> At 9. a.m., Mayor Jean Quan is scheduled to appear on KQED’s Radio’s Forum. \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/radio/listen/\">\u003cstrong>Listen live here\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> or on-air at 88.5 FM.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 7:50 a.m.\u003c/strong> KQED reporter Caitlin Esch reports the scene is quiet. Police are blocking off Frank Ogawa Plaza. Fewer than 100 protesters have gathered at 14th and Broadway, and their numbers are dwindling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=6fc946b07c\">\u003cstrong>Live tweets from reporters\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003ca name=\"twitter\">\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=6fc946b07c/height=550/width=470\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"470px\" height=\"550px\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED’s Ian Hill has been pulling from Twitter and the web since the police action began early this morning. He gathered the material below…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://storify.com/kqednews/occupy-oakland-prepares-for-eviction\u003c/p>\n\n",
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However, an police incident commander tells Shuler that the Plaza will be closed at 10 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The City and police have stated repeatedly today they would not allow any camping, but would allow people to peacefully assemble throughout the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Listen to Shuler’s report from 6:00 p.m. when the group of about 500 began to gather in Frank Ogawa Plaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>6:15: p.m. \u003c/em>At the general assembly, speakers \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/northoaklandnow/status/136260654943313922\">announced a plan\u003c/a> to meet at 14th Street and Broadway Avenue at 2:30 p.m. to march to UC Berkeley in support of the “Occupy Cal” group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also planned for Saturday, another march will begin at that same intersection at 2:00 p.m., \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/JoshuaHol/status/136263060015947776\">reports\u003c/a> Joshua Holland from AlterNet. Reporter Emily Lofits \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/eloft/status/136264716426280960\">tweets\u003c/a> that a working group to organize that march will be held tomorrow at 6:00 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>5:30 p.m.\u003c/em> The night’s general assembly has begun, reports \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/?photo_id=1#!/Josh_Richman/status/136256772259319808/photo/1\">Josh Richman\u003c/a> from The Oakland Tribune,\u003ca href=\"//ww2.kqed.org/news/files/2011/11/occupyoakland-300x224.jpg%22%20alt=%22%22%20width=%22300%22%20height=%22224%22%20/></a>%5B/caption%5D\"> tweeting a picture\u003c/a> of several hundred gathered on Frank Ogawa Plaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED’s Peter Jon Shuler is on the scene, and will send us updates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>5:10 p.m.\u003c/em> After being evicted for the second time, Occupy Oakland supporters regrouped this afternoon at the Main Public Library.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Police estimate the crowd is about 500 people, currently on the march toward Frank Ogawa Plaza. Local ABC TV affiliate KGO-7 has a videographer \u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/livenow?id=8431348\">walking with the crowd\u003c/a>, but hasn’t made the streaming video embeddable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KGO has provided this video of a press conference with Mayor Jean Quan this afternoon, regarding the dissolution of the Occupy Oakland encampment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From AP:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Riot-clad law enforcement officers cleared out Oakland’s weeks-old anti-Wall Street encampment just before dawn, arresting Occupy demonstrators and removing tents from a downtown plaza after issuing several warnings over the weekend. Protesters appeared to put up little resistance and officers could be seen calmly leading some demonstrators away in plastic handcuffs. Officers made 32 arrests during Monday’s raid, Police Chief Howard Jordan said, adding that there were no reports of injuries to officers or protesters.\u003ca href=\"http://news.yahoo.com/police-clear-downtown-occupy-oakland-camp-141946461.html\">Full article\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_46930\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/occupyoakland.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46930\" title=\"occupyoakland\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/occupyoakland-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco police stand at 14th and Broadway (Cy Musiker/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca name=\"update\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2:28 p.m.\u003c/strong> Scott Olsen, the Iraq War vet injured in one of the violent clashes between police and protesters after the first time the encampment was cleared, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/14/BAGA1LURES.DTL\">has been discharged from the hospital\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here is \u003ca href=\"https://plus.google.com/101404928335199641114/posts\">Olsen’s Google Plus page\u003c/a>, on which he posted this statement yesterday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>I’m feeling a lot better, with a long road in front of me. After my freedom of speech was quite literally taken from me, my speech is coming back but I’ve got a lot of work to do with rehab. Thank you for all your support, it has meant the world to me. You’ll be hearing more from me in the near future and soon enough we’ll see you in our streets!\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2:25 p.m.\u003c/strong> It was a tough day for Occupy Eureka as well. Thirty-two arrested as police \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/14/BAGA1LUSGK.DTL\">cleared out the encampment\u003c/a> for the second time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2:15 p.m.\u003c/strong> Here’s our reporter Caitlin Esch’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zzx_t0HGX8\">video\u003c/a> of police dismantling the Occupy Oakland encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza early this morning:\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/6zzx_t0HGX8\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"274\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1:10 p.m.\u003c/strong> Jean Quan was on KQED Radio’s Forum show today. \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201111140900\">Listen here\u003c/a>, and/or join in on the \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201111140900#disqus_thread\">online discussion\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked why today’s raid appears to have gone so much more smoothly than the one on Oct 25, Quan only said, “You know, Howard Jordan, Deanna Santana, the city administrator, and I are a new administration, and we’ve been working together very closely on this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some quotes from the mayor, from the show:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>On why the raid occurred\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not the sanitation issues, it was the violence in the camp—the recent murder, the sexual assault, the open fighting, the drug dealing. That in the middle of the heart of Oakland. I don’t think anybody wants that kind of situation in their community or in their neighborhood. Frank Ogawa Plaza really is a symbol of the whole city where everyone should come, be able to use it peacefully and that’s not what it was anymore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>On violent protesters\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area has a group of- of people who want to make their political organizing fighting and confronting the police and that’s unfortunate and they hide within the peaceful demonstrators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>On the impact of the protest\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think that’s what Oaklanders are saying now, that we’re tired of this. That these demonstrations have cost us real services, real impact to the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>On the cost to the city\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m not alone here, I was on a conference call with 18 other mayors and you know, a city like Oakland, we don’t have the extra taxes that San Francisco has. We are really the 99 percent. We have high percentages of people who are unemployed and – and in poverty. So these expenses are really going to hurt the community.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1 p.m.\u003c/strong> Photos from today’s raid in our \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/kqedradio/sets/72157627880192794/\">Occupy Bay Area Flickr pool\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>11:40 a.m.\u003c/strong> Official statement from Jean Quan today:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>I’m very grateful that this morning’s effort went so smoothly and peacefully. We’re here this morning because Occupy Oakland has taken on a different direction from the national movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was no longer about the abuses of the financial institutions, foreclosures and to the unemployed. At the encampment we’ve had repeated violence, we’ve had a murder. I don’t want any more people to die before this comes to an end.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The encampment has been a tremendous drain on our city. During one of the recent demonstrations, we had 179 public safety calls for service that went unanswered because of the demonstrations downtown. We’ve had increased drug dealing, sexual assaults—all of this was occurring in a one-square block encampment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is not what Occupy Wall Street is about. In addition to the violence at Frank Ogawa Plaza, the city cannot afford for our small businesses and vibrant downtown to lose hundreds of jobs and nearly half of their patrons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For weeks now we’ve been trying to meet with the organizers of the encampment and there is no clear agenda or demands. We remain one of the only cities that has not had a representative committee to work with. Our community’s already strained resources– our police, our public works and other city services –have been pulled away from serving Oakland residents who ARE the 99%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We took every step we could to resolve this peacefully. We planned the removal as carefully as we could and made repeated attempts to make sure that all campers who wanted to leave voluntarily had the opportunity to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We met with multiple groups during the last week. And we are grateful that many took advantage of the opportunity to leave peacefully. I also want to thank the many churches and community groups who stepped up to offer alternative housing and to encourage the camp to close peacefully.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the Mayor of Oakland in this very difficult situation, I’ve tried to do what is right for the City and for the safety of our people at every step. I am asking for people–even those who disagree with this decision–to respect the City’s right to close the encampment and for demonstrators not to engage in destructive acts. It is time for us to work together on the issues that unite us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I want to thank the Alameda County Mutual Aid police departments and our own police, public works staff and other city staff who have also worked hard to keep this peaceful.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>11:10 a.m.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_46980\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 200px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/occupytreeSM.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46980\" title=\"occupytreeSM\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/occupytreeSM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"248\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zachary Running Wolf, still protesting, up a tree. (Caitlin Esch/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Yesterday, Caitlin Esch talked briefly to \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=zachary+running+wolf\">Zachary Running Wolf\u003c/a>, a protester who is perched up a tree on 14th Street between Broadway and Franklin, on the edge of the plaza. Esch sent her recorder up to him in a basket. “We have a gas mask, eye protection,” he said. “We have ability to take rubber bullets. We’re ready for this. We have extra food. We have water. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>10:17 a.m.\u003c/strong> Statement from the Oakland Police Officers Association, offering thank yous to Howard Jordan, Deanna Santana, and even the protesters. Conspicuous by her absence on this list: No thank you to Quan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>On behalf of the 645 Oakland police officers we represent, Oakland Police Officers’ Association would like to thank our Police Chief Howard Jordan and City Administrator Deanna Santana for their leadership in the peaceful removal of the occupier encampment. We are also appreciative of the mutual aid provided by law enforcement agencies from throughout the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To the Occupy Oakland protesters: “Thank you for your peaceful exit from Frank Ogawa Plaza – it was greatly appreciated by all,” said Sgt. Dom Arotzarena. “We respect your right to peaceful protest, and urge your continued willingness to abide by the law.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>10:00 a.m.\u003c/strong> Caitlin Esch, our reporter on the scene this morning, was at the encampment both pre-raid and post-raid. She said the rain had created a lot of mud, so the protesters had covered it over with hay. The smell was extremely strong, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In general, she said the scene was “not pretty,” both before and after. “There was stuff strewn everywhere. Garbage and debris, mattresses, water bottles, sleeping bags, food…”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esch noted the marked difference between the way police approached this raid as opposed to the first one on Oct 25.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At 5:22 a.m. police started making a series of dispersal orders. I counted at least 10 in the next 35 to 40 minutes before they moved in and started making arrests. But by that time just about everyone who wanted to leave had left.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Oct 25 pre-dawn raid, police gave a five-minute warning, which by some accounts was more like two to three minutes, before they moved in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esch also talked about the group of 12-13 inter-faith religious protesters who chose to be arrested. “They were gathered in a semi-circle, singing ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘We Shall Overcome,’ surrounded by candles in little plastic cups. They refused to leave, but were peaceful as they were arrested. They had declared their tent a sanctuary, hoping that would save them from arrest.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:40 a.m.\u003c/strong> KQED’s Joshua Johnson \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/kqednews/RN201111140805\">interviewed Jean Quan \u003c/a> this morning. A transcript follows the audio:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Joshua Johnson: I understand that you were able to walk through the encampment this morning after the police shut it down again. Is that so? And if so, what did you see?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jean Quan: You know, what you’ll see is that there has been quite a lot of squalor there. I listened to your morning report and I listen to it every morning. The reality was that the reason we closed the camp was because of the violence and the safety issues. We had a murder earlier this weekend. There had been repeated reports of violence, drug dealing, and sexual assaults. And that’s become a real problem of the movement. And um, over the weekend, many of the peaceful demonstrators had left the camp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JJ: Has there been any progress investigating that murder?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JQ: You’ll have to talk to the police chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JJ: I imagine it’s been tough navigating supporting the protesters and being the face of the government’s authority. You and a number of city officials including the Oakland police officer’s association have said that you support the 99%. Many of you have said you ARE the 99%. But the reality is that you are also the mayor who has a fiduciary and a legal responsibility to keep the city safe and orderly and on time and on budget. How have you navigated that and do you think it may get easier now going forward?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JQ: You know, being a mayor is never easy. A lot of people know I have an activist background. On one hand, I support a lot of the movements involved. On the other hand, I’m the mayor of the city and have to guarantee safety and what’s good for the economy in Oakland. So it’s been very tough but I’ve made every decision based on what I’ve thought was best for the safety and the economy of the city. The Occupy Oakland movement has probably cost the city millions of dollars, took away precious police officers out of my tougher neighborhoods. That are facing violence. And we just had to end the encampment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JJ: Some of the chatter on Twitter that we’ve been checking out this morning would suggest that at today’s General Assembly, they’re going to reconnect around 4 o’clock, I believe it is near the Oakland Public Library, and may decide to re-re-Occupy the plaza. How long do you see this going on? Where the squatters show up and you kick them out and they show up again and you kick them out again and they show up again. How do you make an end game to all of this?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JQ: Well first of all, there is a group of the peaceful demonstrators who realize that they were not getting any organizing done who have left and they’re over at Snow Park and are looking for a private space. Similar to Wall Street. Wall Street is actually in a private park and so this is supposed to be about the organizing and not about encampments. That’s a tactic and not a solution. The Plaza is a public space. It belongs to all of Oakland and we’ll allow people to gather there for free speech- they can continue to have their general assemblies, but they’re not going to be allowed to camp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JJ: There had been reports this morning from the Chronicle that your legal adviser Dan Siegel hadresigned. He posted on his Facebook page and his twitter feed the same note. It says quote, “No longer Mayor Quan’s legal adviser. Resigned at 2 AM. Support Occupy Oakland, not the 1% and its government facilitators,” unquote. Your reaction to that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JQ: Dan and I are old friends from the old days. He was working on one project for me. I thank him for that work. People move on, I’m moving on. Today I’m really focused on some job creation, working with our federal police monitor. I’m doing the work of the city and you know, he and I will have our differences over the years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JJ: To people who may be looking at Oakland and saying- what is it about this town that seems to be facilitating this? There are plenty of Occupiers in other cities. What do you think it is about Oakland that has made this A) fertile ground for the movement, and B) so intransigent to try and get the Occupiers to leave?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>JQ: You know, Oakland really is a city of the 99 percent. And we’ve been the birthplace of many movements for peace and justice. I think the problem we have is we have a very large intransigent group of people who were more into fighting the police and making the plaza the issue rather than the issues of the 99 percent movement. And I’m hoping that people are beginning to see that and separating themselves off from people who are sometimes violent and um, continuing with the work of organizing.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>8:55 a.m.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://twitter.com/#!/californiabeat/status/136122925731426304\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://twitter.com/#!/californiabeat/status/136122671510470656\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:45 a.m.\u003c/strong> Quan’s chief legal adviser, civil rights attorney Dan Siegel, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/14/BAGA1LURQ7.DTL&tsp=1\">resigned\u003c/a> today over the police action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>8:38 a.m.\u003c/strong> Live now: Oakland City leaders hold press conference. Watch live \u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/livenow?id=8430809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cstrong>here\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:55 a.m.\u003c/strong> At 9. a.m., Mayor Jean Quan is scheduled to appear on KQED’s Radio’s Forum. \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/radio/listen/\">\u003cstrong>Listen live here\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> or on-air at 88.5 FM.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 7:50 a.m.\u003c/strong> KQED reporter Caitlin Esch reports the scene is quiet. Police are blocking off Frank Ogawa Plaza. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_47000\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 120px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/lindtonjohnson.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/lindtonjohnson.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"lindtonjohnson\" width=\"120\" height=\"161\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47000\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Linton Johnson\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>BART today announced a re-organization of its communications department that does not include longtime spokesperson Linton Johnson. When contacted by the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/bay-area/2011/11/bart-moves-spokesman-linton-johnson-new-position#ixzz1dhxnHfQZ\">San Francisco Examiner\u003c/a>, Johnson said, \"They’re telling me I no longer speak for the district. If you want answers, you’ll have to go the communications department that I built.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART outlined Johnson's new role in a press release announcing Jim Allison and Luna Salaver as the \"key media contact points for BART...\" Johnson had been the primary spokesperson until he went on personal leave in late August. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson's new role, per BART:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Linton Johnson has been appointed to the position of Strategic Program Manager for External Affairs. He will work with BART departments to develop and implement large scale communications strategies for major\u003cbr>\nDistrict programs. Some of these programs include the planning and acquisition of a new rail car fleet for BART, a pilot project to place digital screens on station platforms to improve communication of important messages and public information, and the on-going roll out of the Clipper Card, among other initiatives.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Johnson's reassignment comes a few months after a particularly difficult period for both him and BART. In August \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2011/08/15/bart-decries-hacker-attack-defends-cell-phone-shutdown/\">protesters targeted the transit agency\u003c/a> over the shooting death by BART police of Charles Hill, a 45-year-old transient who police said had been brandishing a knife at them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anti-BART sentiment gained momentum after BART shut down cell phone service in a successful attempt to pre-emptively disrupt a planned protest. A loosely-knit group of computer activists self-identifying under the banner \"Anonymous\" took severe offense at the action, equating it to tactics used by authoritarian regimes like Egypt during this year's \"\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring\">Arab Spring\u003c/a>.\" \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson, whose job it was to \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMe22epBu54\">defend BART\u003c/a> over the Hill incident and, previously, the shooting death of Oscar Grant by BART cop Johannes Mehserle, attracted the special ire of the anonymous \"hacktivists.\" When Johnson acknowledged the idea for shutting down cell service was his, that really enflamed the group, a member of whom publicized semi-nude photos of Johnson, allegedly taken from his web site. Stating that his grandmorther was ill, Johnson then went on personal leave and has not been heard from since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Full press release from BART: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>OAKLAND, CA ñ BART has announced a reorganization of its communication and spokesperson functions to provide more transparent and precise information about its operations. The need to provide comprehensive information on a wide range of functional areas within the organization, combined with the\u003cbr>\nsheer volume of information of interest to the public, drove the decision\u003cbr>\nto diversify the communications roles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restructured department now is now led by one Department Manager and\u003cbr>\ntwo communications officers (CO). The two COs will share media response\u003cbr>\nduties to ensure 24 hour coverage (after hours via pager.) The COs will\u003cbr>\nwork with subject matter experts in various departments to respond to media\u003cbr>\ninquiries. In addition, BART is implementing a recommendation made by the\u003cbr>\nNational Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) as part\u003cbr>\nof its extensive review of the BART Police Department to establish a Media\u003cbr>\nRepresentative for the BART Police Department. The BART Police Department\u003cbr>\nMedia Representative will work with the Communications Officers to more\u003cbr>\neffectively respond to all media requests for information on BART Police\u003cbr>\nmatters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jim Allison and Luna Salaver from the Communications Department will remain\u003cbr>\nthe key media contact points for BART and will share Communication Officer\u003cbr>\nduties for the agency. Luna Salaver, who is a Public Information Officer on\u003cbr>\nloan from Capital Corridor, will remain as a part time CO until the\u003cbr>\nposition is posted and filled. Please contact them for all your\u003cbr>\ninformation and interview requests. They will direct and facilitate\u003cbr>\ninquiries to the appropriate spokesperson if the question is to be\u003cbr>\naddressed by other functional departments or by the General Manager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their contact information is:\u003cbr>\nJim Allison\u003cbr>\nOffice 510 464 7110\u003cbr>\nEmail JAllis1@bart.gov\n\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Occupy Oakland protesters rallied and marched Saturday even as city officials have increased pressure on them to leave their encampment in front of City Hall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the second time in as many days, Oakland city officials warned protesters Saturday morning that they do not have the right to camp in the plaza overnight and face immediate arrest and the removal of their tents, stoves, sleeping bags and other belongings. The \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandnorth.net/2011/11/12/city-issues-order-occupy-protesters-must-remove-tents-stop-camping/\">eviction notices\u003c/a> come as officials across the country urged an end to similar gatherings in the wake of three deaths in different cities, including two by gunfire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Your activities are injurious to health, obstruct the free use of property, interfering with the comfortable enjoyment of (Frank Ogawa Plaza), and unlawfully obstruct the free passage or use of a public park or square,\" the notice read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Police and a city official did not respond to requests for comment on whether police were preparing to forcibly clear the camp. Protesters said Saturday's peaceful march and rally in front of City Hall was a show of solidarity with activists in Egypt. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland officials first issued the eviction notice Friday after first pleading with protesters to leave the encampment. 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Investigators do not know if the men in the fight were associated with Occupy Oakland, but protesters said there was no connection between the shooting and the camp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The victim has not been identified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shooting occurred the same day a 35-year-old military veteran apparently committed suicide in a tent at a Burlington, Vt., Occupy encampment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Vermont, police said a preliminary investigation showed the veteran fatally shot himself in the head in a tent in City Hall Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The death of the Chittenden County man raised questions about whether the protest would be allowed to continue, said Burlington police Deputy Chief Andi Higbee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland officials had issued written warnings similar to Saturday's eviction notice before officers raided the encampment on Oct. 25 with tear gas and bean bag projectiles, arresting 85 people. 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They said they believe some demonstrators are building shields and trying to collect gas masks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Salt Lake City, police arrested 19 people when protesters refused to leave a park a day after a man was found dead inside his tent at the encampment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Police moved into the park earlier in the evening where protesters had been ordered to leave by the end of the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Authorities remained on the scene Saturday night as debris was cleared with a parks department front-end loader.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 150 people had been living in the camp there for weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Art Raymond, a spokesman for the mayor, said they have granted the protesters permits to maintain a 24-hour presence in the parks but will not allow camping.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City officials rescinded permits for the group to stay in the parks overnight Friday, about 12 hours after a man believed to be in his 40s was found dead inside a tent at the Occupy Salt Lake City encampment, from what police said was a combination of drug use and carbon monoxide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Denver, authorities forced protesters to leave a downtown encampment and arrested four people for interfering with officers who removed illegally pitched tents, said police spokesman Sonny Jackson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jackson says police had advised protesters since Wednesday that their tents in Civic Center Park and on a nearby sidewalk were illegal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some protesters blocked a nearby street, which riot police quickly cleared. Police officers also doused a bonfire with a fire extinguisher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Protesters have been marching in Denver for sixth straight Saturdays — with dwindling numbers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Oakland police reported receiving nearly 790 complaints from around the world about officers' actions during classes that followed the Oct. 25 raid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than half the complaints came from people who were not on the scene, according to police in response to an inquiry from The Associated Press. Police said 12 of the complaints came from people who were there that day. They're still checking on the whereabouts of another 331 people who filed complaints.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A day after the raid, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan allowed protesters to reclaim the disbanded site. 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"content": "\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/MASTHEAD-Bridge1.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46849\" title=\"MASTHEAD Bridge\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/MASTHEAD-Bridge1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"200\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>An Open Letter to Occupy Oakland from the\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp align=\"center\">\u003cstrong> Oakland Police Officers’ Association\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On behalf of the 645 Oakland police officers we represent, this letter comes to you out of duty to protect the Oakland community and its citizens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland police officers are the 99% and we understand and sympathize with your message. We respect your right to peaceful protest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We are also sworn to protect the citizens of Oakland. Right now, Oakland is in a state of emergency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our police officers are the 99% struggling in Oakland neighborhoods every day to contain the 1% who rob, steal, rape and murder our law-abiding citizens. The Occupy Oakland protest, now 30 days old, is taking our police officers out of Oakland neighborhoods and away from protecting the citizens of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an average city in California, this might not be of emergency proportions for its citizens. Oakland is not an “average” city – we have the highest violent crime rate in California. We are the 5\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> most violent city in the United States – with more shootings and homicides than any city west of the Mississippi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last night’s murder, right in the epicenter of Occupy Oakland, is unacceptable. So is the violence being promoted by “renegade” protesters who are lighting firebombs, destroying property and attacking police.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What is even more tragic is that homicides are a frequent occurrence in Oakland. This is the real emergency: Yesterday’s murder was Oakland’s 101\u003csup>st\u003c/sup> homicide of 2011. It is time for us to stop directing all of our efforts at policing the small enclave of “Occupy Oakland” and get back to our job of protecting the citizens of Oakland in the neighborhoods where our residents live.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The events of recent weeks have shown that many occupiers at Frank Ogawa Plaza are citizens of other communities with limited interest in preserving the greater good and safety of our City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Please, we ask you: Leave Frank Ogawa Plaza peacefully and immediately so Oakland Police can get back to work fighting the devastating crime that’s occurring in our neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You have sent the world a strong message; now it is time to go home. Your leaving today, peacefully, of your own free will, on the 30\u003csup>th\u003c/sup> day, will send a message to Oakland that you care about our citizens and respect our city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With last night’s homicide, in broad daylight, in the middle of rush hour, Frank Ogawa Plaza is no longer safe. Please leave peacefully, with your heads held high, so we can get police officers back to work fighting crime in Oakland neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thank you.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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That would mean RDAs across the state must close up shop for good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The redevelopment agencies took a gamble on this lawsuit,” said Ross Moody, the deputy state attorney general representing Governor Brown’s budget director. “They could’ve just accepted…the new fiscal reality that we’re all living in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steven Mayer, the attorney representing cities and redevelopment agencies, focused his remarks to the Court on Prop 22, saying that the two RDA budget bills circumvent the initiative “with the stroke of a pen.” He didn’t dispute the general power of the Legislature to abolish redevelopment agencies — \u003ca href=\"http://www.signaltribunenewspaper.com/archives/8989\">created by statute\u003c/a> in the 1940s and funded by the growth in property tax revenues from their communities — but rather argued that Prop 22 blocks the Legislature from dictating the use of redevelopment funds in the event those RDAs are dissolved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Legislature can’t dissolve the RDAs and take their money and divert it to non-redevelopment purposes,” Mayer told the Court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_46770\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 199px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/RDASupCt-2-199x300.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/RDASupCt-2-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"RDASupCt-2-199x300\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46770\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">AP/Jeff Chiu\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But again, it’s going to be a Pyrrhic victory for redevelopment agencies if they only convince the Supreme Court that the Legislature’s power is limited to their existence. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The audible part of the exchange goes like this:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Quan: They've pretty much come on to the consensus that the camp must be moved at this point. That's why I'm here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Protester: So are you prepared to spend another million dollars to move us?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quan: I'm prepared to talk. Eventually the community settlement is coming that the people need to move. Really, everywhere, from now-\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Protester: Right, right. What if the consensus of the camp is not that we want to move?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quan: I understand. Oakland's the 99 percent, so are you going to listen to it? You have to think about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Protester: At the city council meeting, the vast, vast majority were in favor of the camp. It was an open meeting where everyone could attend, I watched every second of it…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quan: Watch the press conference and then watch the other statements of the other people…\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, KQED's Kelly Wilkinson attended a scheduled press conference at Lake Merritt by Oakland councilmembers Ignacio De La Fuente and Larry Reid, plus local business leaders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The briefing, however, devolved into chaos when dozens of Occupy Oakland protesters shouted down Reid, chanting slogans and screaming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_46643\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 225px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/cropOccupyPrssrReid_110911.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-46643\" title=\"cropOccupyPrssrReid_110911\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/cropOccupyPrssrReid_110911-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Reporters interview City Council Member Larry Reid\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reporters interview City Council Member Larry Reid after Occupy Oakland protesters stopped a press conference today by chanting and shouting. Photo: Kelly Wilkinson/KQED\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A few journalists then spoke to Reid and De La Fuente among the throng of shouting protesters. The councilmembers said they supported Occupy Oakland when it started but that it's been derailed and is now bad for the city. They expressed frustration that nobody from the movement will come forward as a representative to talk with city officials, and they also expressed impatience with Mayor Quan, asserting she has not shown leadership and has allowed the situation to spiral out of control.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Protesters told Wilkinson that city officials are welcome to talk to protesters at the general assemblies they hold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some protesters also told Wilkinson that the press conference signals a second raid on the encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza is imminent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Wilkinson asked Reid if the city will move to evict the campers, Reid said \"stay tuned.\"\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"title": "Raid on Mendocino's Pot Co-Op Northstone Instills Fear That \"No One is Safe\"; Interview With County Supervisor; Federal Memo on Enforcement Criteria",
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"headTitle": "Raid on Mendocino’s Pot Co-Op Northstone Instills Fear That “No One is Safe”; Interview With County Supervisor; Federal Memo on Enforcement Criteria | KQED",
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"content": "\u003cp>Yesterday on PBS NewsHour, KQED and California Watch’s Michael Montgomery took a look at the fallout over the DEA raid of \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/northstone-organics/\">Northstone Organics\u003c/a>, a county-sanctioned medical marijuana co-op in Mendocino. \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VUBRRZcQPc&feature=player_embedded#!\">Watch the segment\u003c/a>, which includes an interview with Cohen, below:\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"274\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/8VUBRRZcQPc\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, these are anxious times for California pot suppliers and those who advocate for medical marijuana, which is legal under state law but remains prohibited under the federal Controlled Substances Act. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In October, the four U.S. Attorneys in California \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2011/10/07/california-u-s-attorneys-issue-statement-on-targeting-marijuana-industry/\">announced they would target\u003c/a> not only medical marijuana dispensaries and growers, but also the owners of buildings where marijuana is sold. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The enforcement initiative appears to be getting results, as \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/10/21/national/a013402D88.DTL\">dozens of clinics have shut down\u003c/a> in the state, including \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2011/10/feds_medical_marijuana_offensi.php\">some in the Bay Area\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates feel the Obama administration has gone back on its word to lay off California’s medical marijuana industry, established in 1996 under \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_215_%281996%29\">Proposition 215\u003c/a>, which legalized medical cannabis growth and distribution. In 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder said the Justice Dept would reverse Bush administration police and no longer conduct raids on medical marijuana dispensaries. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From a Mar 18, 2009 \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/us/19holder.html\">New York Times report\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Wednesday outlined a shift in the enforcement of federal drug laws, saying the administration would effectively end the Bush administration’s frequent raids on distributors of medical marijuana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking with reporters, Mr. Holder provided few specifics but said the Justice Department’s enforcement policy would now be restricted to traffickers who falsely masqueraded as medical dispensaries and “use medical marijuana laws as a shield.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>However, KQED’s Michael Montgomery, who has done extensive reporting on the marijuana issue, says despite what Holder may have said publicly, Justice Dept. memos outlining enforcement policy only address informal waivers from prosecution for the terminally ill. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The feds will not use limited resources to go after seriously ill people or their care providers in terms of medical marijuana,” says Montgomery. “But that’s the only thing they stated unambiguously in these memos. In terms of businesses, they never said they wouldn’t go after them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The problem for California is the industry has grown quite large. The categories, in terms of illnesses that allow you to get a medical marijuana recommendation are very wide. So most of the people getting medical marijuana in California are not terminally ill. If you look at the language the Justice Dept. continues to use, they talk about people with serious or terminal illnesses. Those are the people who get the informal waivers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Feb 2011 memo (\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2011/11/09/anxious-times-for-medical-marijuana-industry-raid-on-mendocinos-northstone-organics-causes-fear-that-no-one-is-safe/#memo\">click here for full text\u003c/a>), obtained by Montgomery, specifies “factors that all four California U.S. Attorneys Offices agree may render a particular marijuana case suitable for federal prosecution.” While the evidence against Northstone Organics is unknown, on the surface the co-op would seem to fall outside at least some of the criteria for prosecution set out by the federal government, such as production thresholds. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet, last month, the Drug Enforcement Agency raided Northstone, shocking pot advocates around the nation, as well as local officials who had worked extensively with Northstone’s owner, Matt Cohen, to come into compliance with a unique county permitting program under which marijuana businesses can operate. The program stipulates \u003ca href=\"http://www.mendocinosheriff.com/services/medicalmarijuana/inspectors.html\">inspections\u003c/a> and cultivation limits under a strict regulatory regime. In return, participants can grow up to 99 plants. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That could be half-a-million dollars worth of marijuana at a modest wholesale price,” says Montgomery. He says some local growers criticize the county for setting the growth limit too high, thus arousing the wrath of the feds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cohen’s compliance with county rules, at least, did not protect him. “They came in guns blazing,” Cohen said of the raid. From the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_19111535\">Ukiah Daily Journal\u003c/a>: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The agents arrived at 6 a.m., handcuffed Cohen and his wife and stayed until about 2 p.m., taking 99 marijuana plants, computers and testing equipment, according to Cohen. He said the agents threatened to file federal charges against him, but made no arrests during the raid…\n\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Michael Montgomery spoke in mid-October to Mendocino County Supervisor John McCowen, an avid defender of the county’s permitting program (called 9.3.1), about the raid and the effect it may have on a variety of social ills associated with illicit marijuana cultivation and sales. Here is an edited transcript: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What was original intent of program? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The original intent was to bring order out of chaos. We had a situation of total polarization between the medical marijuana community and the general community. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We had people growing as much marijuana as they could in residential areas without regard to the neighbors, community, the environment. There was no real effective way of separating out the people who were creating problems from the people who were not creating problems. So the \u003ca href=\"http://www.mendocinosheriff.com/pdfs/99PermitApplication20110101.pdf\">9.3.1 program\u003c/a> was intended to do that. It did create an allowance for people to grow more than the 25 plant per parcel that was previously allowed, with a permit from the sheriff, with an inspection and in compliance with a long list of conditions designed to protect the environment and the community. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, as a tradeoff for going up to 99 plants, we were able to get protections written into the ordinance that hadn’t been there before, providing setbacks from the property line, setbacks from neighboring residents, that required that the plants not be visible from the public right of way or a publicly traveled road. And these are all things that now apply to anyone growing a single marijuana plant; they have to be in compliance. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So the effect of this is to greatly reduce the amount of neighborhood conflicts. The program has been very successful. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nSo in fact the program was controversial but mainly from some growers who thought it was too extreme.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fears people had have not played out. A lawsuit was defeated. The program was found to be legal under California law. It’s still not accepted by a few diehards at either end of the spectrum, but for the great majority of people I think we’ve come up with something that is working. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>This season you had significantly more growers joining up. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To me that’s a sign that the growers have confidence in the program. That if they work with law enforcement in an open and above-board way, law enforcement will reciprocate. What makes the program a success is not so much the numbers involved but the fact that we have reduced the neighborhood conflicts. Marijuana is not nearly as controversial as it used to be, and frankly we’ve got a lot of other issues we need to devote our attention to. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What impact has this had socially?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When marijuana was completely illegal or even quasi-illegal, people were very interested in being below the radar. They wouldn’t register to vote, they would put up high fences, have guard dogs. Even in some rural communities where marijuana cultivation was generally accepted people were really alienated from each other in lots of cases and certainly from the larger community. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the advent of this program we’ve seen a lot of that start to change, to the degree that last year a murder was actually solved as a result of the confidence a grower had in a member of law enforcement who he had gotten acquainted with through the program. He felt comfortable reporting a murder that law enforcement didn’t yet know about. He and his attorney arranged for the murderer to surrender. That person eventually pled guilty to the charges. That’s a phone call that wouldn’t have been made a year ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How did you hear about the raid on Matt Cohen’s farm?\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I received an email from the program administrator. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What did you do? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I really didn’t do anything. I was a little stunned. From the first day that I met Matt Cohen, he was the first marijuana advocate that I’d met who was strongly in favor of regulation, and he especially emphasized the need to prevent black-market diversion. That you need to have a system of accountability all the way through so you can prove to the greatest degree possible that you are not growing marijuana that’s going to wind up on the black market. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve seen his processing operation and he is true to his word. I believe he can account for every ounce of marijuana that he grows and show you where it went. And it’s going to patients who have a physician recommendation. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What kind of a mood is there now among folks in the program? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a lot of concern. People are wondering what’s behind this, what happens next, am I personally at risk? Because we do have a situation where we have an individual who is doing everything he can possible do to be as legal as they could with local and state law. Adhering strictly to the letter of the law all the way down the line. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if the federal authorities are going to raid Matt Cohen, no one is safe. And of course that’s the reality of federal prohibition. As long as marijuana is federally illegal, there is a risk that anyone can be targeted by the feds. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is it possible they went there not knowing he was in the program? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I have heard they were very interested in any documentation concerning the program, so that tends to imply that perhaps they were targeting the program. I know that there are highly placed federal enforcement officials who are involved in drug interdiction who really don’t’ like our program. So there is a potential that someone back in Washington made a decision that we want to go after this program. And if that was the intent where better to start than with Matt Cohen? \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What could be the impact of this one raid? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think the impact to the extent that it creates a ripple effect – whatever the intention of the federal authorities – will be to drive the production of medical marijuana back underground. And taken in concert with the other actions that have been accounted regarding dispensaries, like the IRS actions to disallow normal costs of operating – all of that together has the impact of making marijuana more illegal, more dangerous, more profitable for the black market operators. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think the raid further endangers public safety. Our program, by bringing the production of medical marijuana above-ground into a strictly regulated program where it’s inspected by the sheriff, arguably tremendously increases public safety and environmental protection. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the raid drives people out of the program and back underground, it will have the opposite effect. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What do you say to the idea that, look we’re enforcing the controlled substances act and we’re entitled to go after Matt Cohen? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s absolutely true, but I would hope they’d prioritize who they’re going after and why. I think there are plenty of growers out there who have no intention of complying with any system of regulation and who are growing on a large scale with no concern for the community, public safety, or environmental impacts. Why not start with those folks? And if you get all of them cleaned up, then maybe you can work your way down to someone like Matt Cohen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is it frustrating to see in possibly one fell swoop all of that threatened in the name of enforcing the law? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is really frustrating. I didn’t start out as a medical marijuana advocate, I started out as a public safety advocate. I helped enact a ban of outdoor growing in the city of Ukiah, helped to repeal Measure G, which allowed anyone to have 25 pots for any reason, medical or otherwise. I’ve come into this regulation of marijuana through the 9.31 program really with the intent to limit the public safety impacts. And I think its working. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And now we have a situation apparently where the program is under attack, and I’m trying to understand what purpose they think this will serve. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I showed you excerpts from an internal US attorney’s document which outlines a statewide enforcement strategy on marijuana. Anything jump out at you from that document? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve read the document. It has very detailed guidelines regarding the factors that would warrant federal prosecution. In the case of Matt Cohen, he doesn’t meet a single criteria, either the plant numbers or the guidelines that they identify. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The county interacts with federal law enforcement all the time. What’s the impact of this raid on that relationship? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t think there will be a significant impact. I believe the sheriff’s office will continue to work with federal authorities. Certainly \u003ca href=\"http://www.eastbayexpress.com/LegalizationNation/archives/2011/08/09/mendocinos-full-court-press-on-marijuana-yields-132-arrests\">Full Court Press\u003c/a> [a marijuana eradication and seizure operation conducted in August] was a great example of cooperation between federal state and local authorities. I’m hopeful that we can continue that program next year if we have the resources. I think expanding it to private property to eradicate every trespass growth that we can would be great. I don’t see this raid as threatening local-federal cooperation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do you trust the federal government at this point? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not a question of trust, I’m just wondering what the intention was? Because if the intention was to go after people that are out of bounds, creating problems, I’m concerned that the raid on someone like Matt Cohen, who is legally as compliant as can be, sends the opposite message, and will have the effect of driving legitimate medical marijuana underground, further endangering public safety and the environment. I can’t believe that’s what we want to do. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of now we intend to continue with the program. Matt Cohen was the strongest advocate for doing more in terms of tracking the marijuana that is produced to make sure we prevent black-market diversion. That’s one of the greatest ironies of this – he’s been the most insistent on tightening the program up. \u003c/p>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca name=\"memo\">Here is the full text of a February 2011 memo, obtained by Michael Montgomery, outlining US Attorneys’ guidelines for federal marijuana prosecution in California.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\nTo: DEA, HIDTA, Federal task force partners in California for internal law enforcement use only. Not for public use or circulation\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From: California United States Attorneys\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This memorandum outlines factors that all four California U.S. Attorneys Offices (the USAOs) agree may render a particular marijuana case suitable for federal prosecution. Indefication of these factors is intended to assist federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in determining whether a particular marijuana case has significant potential for federal prosecution and conducting investigations in a manner that develops the best evidence to support federal prosecution (footnote 1). The USAOS will consider for federal prosecution cases investigated by federal, state or local law enforcement agencies that implicate federal interests as reflected in the factors. Cases investigated by federal agencies will generally be given priority over cases adopted from state or local investigations. The factors listed below are relevant to the USAOs consideration of whether a marijuana case should be prosecuted federally but the presence or absence of one or more of the factors will not guarantee or preclude federal prosecution in any case. In general the federal interest will be greater in prosecuting leaders and organizers of the criminal activity as opposed to lower level workers. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The memorandum is intended as prospective guidance only, is not intended to have the force of law and is not intended to, does not, and may not be relied on to create any right, privilege or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any person or entity against any type of the USAOs, DOJ or the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(page 2)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>1. Domestic distribution cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal prosecution of a case of domestic distribution of marijuana should generally involve at least 200 or more kilograms of marijuana and also include additional factors that reflect a clear federal interest in prosecution (Footnote 2—This guidance for domestic distribution cases does not apply to cases involving distribution within smuggling into a federal prison. 18 USC 1791). Typically the more marijuana above 200 kilograms the better the potential for federal prosecution. Domestic distribution cases involving quantities of marijuana below 200 kilograms should demonstrate an especially strong federal interest or should not be prosecuted with marijuana distribution as the sole federal charge. Set forth below is a non-exhaustive list of factors that USAOs believe indicate a federal interest in a domestic distribution case. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution by an individual or organization with provable ties to an international drug cartel or a poly-drug trafficking organization. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution of significant quantities to persons or organizations outside California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution by individuals with significant prior criminal histories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution by individuals with provable ties to a street gang that engages in drug trafficking involving violent conduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution for the purpose of funding other criminal activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution near protected locations or involving underage or vulnerable people (e.g. in violation of 21 USC 859 persons under 21, 860 near schools, playground and colleges, 861 employment of persons under 18).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution involving the use or presence of firearms or other dangerous weapons including cases that would support charges under 18 USC 924c.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution generating significant profits that are used or concealed in ways that would support charges of federal financial crimes such as tax evasion, money laundering or structuring. Note: Generation of significant profits alone generally will not be viewed as a factor weighing in favor of federal prosecution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution in conjunction with other federal crimes involving violence or intimidation. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Page 3)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>2. Cultivation cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal prosecution of a marijuana case involving cultivation on non-federal or non-tribal land, indoor or outdoor, should generally involve at least 1,000 marijuana plants so that they quantity necessary to trigger the ten-year mandatory minimum sentence can be clearly proven and also include additional factors that reflect a clear federal interest in prosecution. Typically, the more marijuana above 1,000 plants, the better the potential for federal prosecution. Non-federal or non-tribal land cases involving quantities below 1,000 plants should demonstrate an especially strong federal interest or should not be prosecuted with marijuana cultivation as the sole federal charge. Federal prosecution of a marijuana case involving cultivation on federal or tribal land should generally involve at least 500 marijuana plants and also include additional factors that reflect a clear federal interest in prosecution. Cases on federal or tribal land involving quantities below 500 plants will be considered if they demonstrate a strong federal interest, if the cultivation has caused significant damage to federal or tribal lands or has occurred in an area of exclusive federal jurisdiction (Footnote 3– The USAOs will consider the totality of circumstances with respect to all marijuana plant quantities in these guidelines. For example, the presence of especially mature, large or robust plants will generally weigh in favor of prosecution while the presence of seedlings or immature plants will generally weigh against prosecution). Set forth below is a non-exhaustive list of factors that the USAOs believe indicate a federal interest that may justify federal prosecution of a marijuana case involving cultivation whether on federal, tribal or other lands. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation causing significant environmental damage, risk to human health or interference with particularly sensitive land or significant recreational interests, ie damage to wilderness area or wildlife, danger to innocent families using a 8recreation area or use of toxic or dangerous chemicals. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cultivation by an individual or organization with provable ties to an international drug cartel or poly-drug trafficking organization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation of significant quantities on behalf or persons or organizations outside California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation by individuals with significant prior criminal histories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation by individuals with provable ties to a street gang that engages in drug trafficking involving violent conduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation for the purpose of funding other criminal activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Page 4)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation near protected locations or involving under-age or vulnerable people (eg in violation…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation involving the use or presence of fire-arms, booby traps or other dangerous weapons including cases that would support charges under 18 USC 924c.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation generating significant profits that are used or concealed in ways that would support charges for federal financial crimes such as tax evasion, money laundering or structuring. Note—g eneration of significant profits alone will not be viewed as a factor weighing in favor of federal prosecution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation in conjunction with other federal crimes involving violence or intimidation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>3. Dispensary cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Given California state law, prosecution of marijuana stores or “dispensaries” purporting to comply with state law face additional challenges. Federal prosecution of a case involving a marijuana store should generally involve a) provable sales through seizures or records of over 200 kilograms or 1000 plants per year. b)sales clearly in violation of state law, eg sales to persons without legitimate doctors’ recommendations, side-sales occurring outside of the store or shipping to persons outside of California (Note—selling for profit, though a violation of state law, typically alone will not alone satisfy this requirement), and c) additional factors that reflect a federal interest in prosecution. Set forth below is a non-exhaustive list of such additional factors. Nothing herein should be taken as a limitation on investigation by federal law enforcement to determine the existence of these factors. However, search warrants or other more intrusive investigative techniques directed as marijuana stores should be closely coordinated with the USAOs. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Marijuana “inventory” obtained from cultivation on federal or tribal land>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Targets involved in cultivation involved in cultivation or distribution outside of dispensary that merits federal prosecution based on consideration of factors set forth in sections 1 and 2 above.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Targets using profits from dispensary to support other criminal activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Store linked to physician providing marijuana recommendations without plausible legitimate justification, eg doctor on site providing recommendation with no on-site examinations or legitimate medical procedures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Targets have significant prior criminal histories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Targets have provable ties to a street gang that engages in drug trafficking involving violent conduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Store operations involve the use or presence or firearms or other dangerous weapons including cases that would support charges under 18 USC 924.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Page 5)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Store generates significant profits that are used/concealed in ways that would support charges for federal financial crimes such as tax evasion, money laundering or structuring. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Yesterday on PBS NewsHour, KQED and California Watch’s Michael Montgomery took a look at the fallout over the DEA raid of \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/northstone-organics/\">Northstone Organics\u003c/a>, a county-sanctioned medical marijuana co-op in Mendocino. \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VUBRRZcQPc&feature=player_embedded#!\">Watch the segment\u003c/a>, which includes an interview with Cohen, below:\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"274\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/8VUBRRZcQPc\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, these are anxious times for California pot suppliers and those who advocate for medical marijuana, which is legal under state law but remains prohibited under the federal Controlled Substances Act. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In October, the four U.S. Attorneys in California \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2011/10/07/california-u-s-attorneys-issue-statement-on-targeting-marijuana-industry/\">announced they would target\u003c/a> not only medical marijuana dispensaries and growers, but also the owners of buildings where marijuana is sold. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The enforcement initiative appears to be getting results, as \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/10/21/national/a013402D88.DTL\">dozens of clinics have shut down\u003c/a> in the state, including \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2011/10/feds_medical_marijuana_offensi.php\">some in the Bay Area\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates feel the Obama administration has gone back on its word to lay off California’s medical marijuana industry, established in 1996 under \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Proposition_215_%281996%29\">Proposition 215\u003c/a>, which legalized medical cannabis growth and distribution. In 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder said the Justice Dept would reverse Bush administration police and no longer conduct raids on medical marijuana dispensaries. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From a Mar 18, 2009 \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/us/19holder.html\">New York Times report\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Wednesday outlined a shift in the enforcement of federal drug laws, saying the administration would effectively end the Bush administration’s frequent raids on distributors of medical marijuana.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking with reporters, Mr. Holder provided few specifics but said the Justice Department’s enforcement policy would now be restricted to traffickers who falsely masqueraded as medical dispensaries and “use medical marijuana laws as a shield.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>However, KQED’s Michael Montgomery, who has done extensive reporting on the marijuana issue, says despite what Holder may have said publicly, Justice Dept. memos outlining enforcement policy only address informal waivers from prosecution for the terminally ill. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The feds will not use limited resources to go after seriously ill people or their care providers in terms of medical marijuana,” says Montgomery. “But that’s the only thing they stated unambiguously in these memos. In terms of businesses, they never said they wouldn’t go after them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The problem for California is the industry has grown quite large. The categories, in terms of illnesses that allow you to get a medical marijuana recommendation are very wide. So most of the people getting medical marijuana in California are not terminally ill. If you look at the language the Justice Dept. continues to use, they talk about people with serious or terminal illnesses. Those are the people who get the informal waivers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Feb 2011 memo (\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2011/11/09/anxious-times-for-medical-marijuana-industry-raid-on-mendocinos-northstone-organics-causes-fear-that-no-one-is-safe/#memo\">click here for full text\u003c/a>), obtained by Montgomery, specifies “factors that all four California U.S. Attorneys Offices agree may render a particular marijuana case suitable for federal prosecution.” While the evidence against Northstone Organics is unknown, on the surface the co-op would seem to fall outside at least some of the criteria for prosecution set out by the federal government, such as production thresholds. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet, last month, the Drug Enforcement Agency raided Northstone, shocking pot advocates around the nation, as well as local officials who had worked extensively with Northstone’s owner, Matt Cohen, to come into compliance with a unique county permitting program under which marijuana businesses can operate. The program stipulates \u003ca href=\"http://www.mendocinosheriff.com/services/medicalmarijuana/inspectors.html\">inspections\u003c/a> and cultivation limits under a strict regulatory regime. In return, participants can grow up to 99 plants. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That could be half-a-million dollars worth of marijuana at a modest wholesale price,” says Montgomery. He says some local growers criticize the county for setting the growth limit too high, thus arousing the wrath of the feds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cohen’s compliance with county rules, at least, did not protect him. “They came in guns blazing,” Cohen said of the raid. From the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_19111535\">Ukiah Daily Journal\u003c/a>: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The agents arrived at 6 a.m., handcuffed Cohen and his wife and stayed until about 2 p.m., taking 99 marijuana plants, computers and testing equipment, according to Cohen. He said the agents threatened to file federal charges against him, but made no arrests during the raid…\n\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Michael Montgomery spoke in mid-October to Mendocino County Supervisor John McCowen, an avid defender of the county’s permitting program (called 9.3.1), about the raid and the effect it may have on a variety of social ills associated with illicit marijuana cultivation and sales. Here is an edited transcript: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What was original intent of program? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The original intent was to bring order out of chaos. We had a situation of total polarization between the medical marijuana community and the general community. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We had people growing as much marijuana as they could in residential areas without regard to the neighbors, community, the environment. There was no real effective way of separating out the people who were creating problems from the people who were not creating problems. So the \u003ca href=\"http://www.mendocinosheriff.com/pdfs/99PermitApplication20110101.pdf\">9.3.1 program\u003c/a> was intended to do that. It did create an allowance for people to grow more than the 25 plant per parcel that was previously allowed, with a permit from the sheriff, with an inspection and in compliance with a long list of conditions designed to protect the environment and the community. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, as a tradeoff for going up to 99 plants, we were able to get protections written into the ordinance that hadn’t been there before, providing setbacks from the property line, setbacks from neighboring residents, that required that the plants not be visible from the public right of way or a publicly traveled road. And these are all things that now apply to anyone growing a single marijuana plant; they have to be in compliance. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So the effect of this is to greatly reduce the amount of neighborhood conflicts. The program has been very successful. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nSo in fact the program was controversial but mainly from some growers who thought it was too extreme.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fears people had have not played out. A lawsuit was defeated. The program was found to be legal under California law. It’s still not accepted by a few diehards at either end of the spectrum, but for the great majority of people I think we’ve come up with something that is working. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>This season you had significantly more growers joining up. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To me that’s a sign that the growers have confidence in the program. That if they work with law enforcement in an open and above-board way, law enforcement will reciprocate. What makes the program a success is not so much the numbers involved but the fact that we have reduced the neighborhood conflicts. Marijuana is not nearly as controversial as it used to be, and frankly we’ve got a lot of other issues we need to devote our attention to. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What impact has this had socially?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When marijuana was completely illegal or even quasi-illegal, people were very interested in being below the radar. They wouldn’t register to vote, they would put up high fences, have guard dogs. Even in some rural communities where marijuana cultivation was generally accepted people were really alienated from each other in lots of cases and certainly from the larger community. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the advent of this program we’ve seen a lot of that start to change, to the degree that last year a murder was actually solved as a result of the confidence a grower had in a member of law enforcement who he had gotten acquainted with through the program. He felt comfortable reporting a murder that law enforcement didn’t yet know about. He and his attorney arranged for the murderer to surrender. That person eventually pled guilty to the charges. That’s a phone call that wouldn’t have been made a year ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How did you hear about the raid on Matt Cohen’s farm?\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I received an email from the program administrator. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What did you do? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I really didn’t do anything. I was a little stunned. From the first day that I met Matt Cohen, he was the first marijuana advocate that I’d met who was strongly in favor of regulation, and he especially emphasized the need to prevent black-market diversion. That you need to have a system of accountability all the way through so you can prove to the greatest degree possible that you are not growing marijuana that’s going to wind up on the black market. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve seen his processing operation and he is true to his word. I believe he can account for every ounce of marijuana that he grows and show you where it went. And it’s going to patients who have a physician recommendation. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What kind of a mood is there now among folks in the program? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s a lot of concern. People are wondering what’s behind this, what happens next, am I personally at risk? Because we do have a situation where we have an individual who is doing everything he can possible do to be as legal as they could with local and state law. Adhering strictly to the letter of the law all the way down the line. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if the federal authorities are going to raid Matt Cohen, no one is safe. And of course that’s the reality of federal prohibition. As long as marijuana is federally illegal, there is a risk that anyone can be targeted by the feds. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is it possible they went there not knowing he was in the program? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I have heard they were very interested in any documentation concerning the program, so that tends to imply that perhaps they were targeting the program. I know that there are highly placed federal enforcement officials who are involved in drug interdiction who really don’t’ like our program. So there is a potential that someone back in Washington made a decision that we want to go after this program. And if that was the intent where better to start than with Matt Cohen? \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What could be the impact of this one raid? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think the impact to the extent that it creates a ripple effect – whatever the intention of the federal authorities – will be to drive the production of medical marijuana back underground. And taken in concert with the other actions that have been accounted regarding dispensaries, like the IRS actions to disallow normal costs of operating – all of that together has the impact of making marijuana more illegal, more dangerous, more profitable for the black market operators. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think the raid further endangers public safety. Our program, by bringing the production of medical marijuana above-ground into a strictly regulated program where it’s inspected by the sheriff, arguably tremendously increases public safety and environmental protection. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the raid drives people out of the program and back underground, it will have the opposite effect. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What do you say to the idea that, look we’re enforcing the controlled substances act and we’re entitled to go after Matt Cohen? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s absolutely true, but I would hope they’d prioritize who they’re going after and why. I think there are plenty of growers out there who have no intention of complying with any system of regulation and who are growing on a large scale with no concern for the community, public safety, or environmental impacts. Why not start with those folks? And if you get all of them cleaned up, then maybe you can work your way down to someone like Matt Cohen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is it frustrating to see in possibly one fell swoop all of that threatened in the name of enforcing the law? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is really frustrating. I didn’t start out as a medical marijuana advocate, I started out as a public safety advocate. I helped enact a ban of outdoor growing in the city of Ukiah, helped to repeal Measure G, which allowed anyone to have 25 pots for any reason, medical or otherwise. I’ve come into this regulation of marijuana through the 9.31 program really with the intent to limit the public safety impacts. And I think its working. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And now we have a situation apparently where the program is under attack, and I’m trying to understand what purpose they think this will serve. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I showed you excerpts from an internal US attorney’s document which outlines a statewide enforcement strategy on marijuana. Anything jump out at you from that document? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve read the document. It has very detailed guidelines regarding the factors that would warrant federal prosecution. In the case of Matt Cohen, he doesn’t meet a single criteria, either the plant numbers or the guidelines that they identify. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The county interacts with federal law enforcement all the time. What’s the impact of this raid on that relationship? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t think there will be a significant impact. I believe the sheriff’s office will continue to work with federal authorities. Certainly \u003ca href=\"http://www.eastbayexpress.com/LegalizationNation/archives/2011/08/09/mendocinos-full-court-press-on-marijuana-yields-132-arrests\">Full Court Press\u003c/a> [a marijuana eradication and seizure operation conducted in August] was a great example of cooperation between federal state and local authorities. I’m hopeful that we can continue that program next year if we have the resources. I think expanding it to private property to eradicate every trespass growth that we can would be great. I don’t see this raid as threatening local-federal cooperation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do you trust the federal government at this point? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not a question of trust, I’m just wondering what the intention was? Because if the intention was to go after people that are out of bounds, creating problems, I’m concerned that the raid on someone like Matt Cohen, who is legally as compliant as can be, sends the opposite message, and will have the effect of driving legitimate medical marijuana underground, further endangering public safety and the environment. I can’t believe that’s what we want to do. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of now we intend to continue with the program. Matt Cohen was the strongest advocate for doing more in terms of tracking the marijuana that is produced to make sure we prevent black-market diversion. That’s one of the greatest ironies of this – he’s been the most insistent on tightening the program up. \u003c/p>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca name=\"memo\">Here is the full text of a February 2011 memo, obtained by Michael Montgomery, outlining US Attorneys’ guidelines for federal marijuana prosecution in California.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\nTo: DEA, HIDTA, Federal task force partners in California for internal law enforcement use only. Not for public use or circulation\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From: California United States Attorneys\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This memorandum outlines factors that all four California U.S. Attorneys Offices (the USAOs) agree may render a particular marijuana case suitable for federal prosecution. Indefication of these factors is intended to assist federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in determining whether a particular marijuana case has significant potential for federal prosecution and conducting investigations in a manner that develops the best evidence to support federal prosecution (footnote 1). The USAOS will consider for federal prosecution cases investigated by federal, state or local law enforcement agencies that implicate federal interests as reflected in the factors. Cases investigated by federal agencies will generally be given priority over cases adopted from state or local investigations. The factors listed below are relevant to the USAOs consideration of whether a marijuana case should be prosecuted federally but the presence or absence of one or more of the factors will not guarantee or preclude federal prosecution in any case. In general the federal interest will be greater in prosecuting leaders and organizers of the criminal activity as opposed to lower level workers. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The memorandum is intended as prospective guidance only, is not intended to have the force of law and is not intended to, does not, and may not be relied on to create any right, privilege or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any person or entity against any type of the USAOs, DOJ or the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(page 2)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>1. Domestic distribution cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal prosecution of a case of domestic distribution of marijuana should generally involve at least 200 or more kilograms of marijuana and also include additional factors that reflect a clear federal interest in prosecution (Footnote 2—This guidance for domestic distribution cases does not apply to cases involving distribution within smuggling into a federal prison. 18 USC 1791). Typically the more marijuana above 200 kilograms the better the potential for federal prosecution. Domestic distribution cases involving quantities of marijuana below 200 kilograms should demonstrate an especially strong federal interest or should not be prosecuted with marijuana distribution as the sole federal charge. Set forth below is a non-exhaustive list of factors that USAOs believe indicate a federal interest in a domestic distribution case. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution by an individual or organization with provable ties to an international drug cartel or a poly-drug trafficking organization. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution of significant quantities to persons or organizations outside California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution by individuals with significant prior criminal histories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution by individuals with provable ties to a street gang that engages in drug trafficking involving violent conduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution for the purpose of funding other criminal activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution near protected locations or involving underage or vulnerable people (e.g. in violation of 21 USC 859 persons under 21, 860 near schools, playground and colleges, 861 employment of persons under 18).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution involving the use or presence of firearms or other dangerous weapons including cases that would support charges under 18 USC 924c.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution generating significant profits that are used or concealed in ways that would support charges of federal financial crimes such as tax evasion, money laundering or structuring. Note: Generation of significant profits alone generally will not be viewed as a factor weighing in favor of federal prosecution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Distribution in conjunction with other federal crimes involving violence or intimidation. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Page 3)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>2. Cultivation cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal prosecution of a marijuana case involving cultivation on non-federal or non-tribal land, indoor or outdoor, should generally involve at least 1,000 marijuana plants so that they quantity necessary to trigger the ten-year mandatory minimum sentence can be clearly proven and also include additional factors that reflect a clear federal interest in prosecution. Typically, the more marijuana above 1,000 plants, the better the potential for federal prosecution. Non-federal or non-tribal land cases involving quantities below 1,000 plants should demonstrate an especially strong federal interest or should not be prosecuted with marijuana cultivation as the sole federal charge. Federal prosecution of a marijuana case involving cultivation on federal or tribal land should generally involve at least 500 marijuana plants and also include additional factors that reflect a clear federal interest in prosecution. Cases on federal or tribal land involving quantities below 500 plants will be considered if they demonstrate a strong federal interest, if the cultivation has caused significant damage to federal or tribal lands or has occurred in an area of exclusive federal jurisdiction (Footnote 3– The USAOs will consider the totality of circumstances with respect to all marijuana plant quantities in these guidelines. For example, the presence of especially mature, large or robust plants will generally weigh in favor of prosecution while the presence of seedlings or immature plants will generally weigh against prosecution). Set forth below is a non-exhaustive list of factors that the USAOs believe indicate a federal interest that may justify federal prosecution of a marijuana case involving cultivation whether on federal, tribal or other lands. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation causing significant environmental damage, risk to human health or interference with particularly sensitive land or significant recreational interests, ie damage to wilderness area or wildlife, danger to innocent families using a 8recreation area or use of toxic or dangerous chemicals. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cultivation by an individual or organization with provable ties to an international drug cartel or poly-drug trafficking organization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation of significant quantities on behalf or persons or organizations outside California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation by individuals with significant prior criminal histories.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation by individuals with provable ties to a street gang that engages in drug trafficking involving violent conduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation for the purpose of funding other criminal activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Page 4)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation near protected locations or involving under-age or vulnerable people (eg in violation…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation involving the use or presence of fire-arms, booby traps or other dangerous weapons including cases that would support charges under 18 USC 924c.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation generating significant profits that are used or concealed in ways that would support charges for federal financial crimes such as tax evasion, money laundering or structuring. Note—g eneration of significant profits alone will not be viewed as a factor weighing in favor of federal prosecution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>*Cultivation in conjunction with other federal crimes involving violence or intimidation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>3. Dispensary cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Given California state law, prosecution of marijuana stores or “dispensaries” purporting to comply with state law face additional challenges. Federal prosecution of a case involving a marijuana store should generally involve a) provable sales through seizures or records of over 200 kilograms or 1000 plants per year. b)sales clearly in violation of state law, eg sales to persons without legitimate doctors’ recommendations, side-sales occurring outside of the store or shipping to persons outside of California (Note—selling for profit, though a violation of state law, typically alone will not alone satisfy this requirement), and c) additional factors that reflect a federal interest in prosecution. Set forth below is a non-exhaustive list of such additional factors. Nothing herein should be taken as a limitation on investigation by federal law enforcement to determine the existence of these factors. 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Large scale “medical marijuana” cultivation operations that 1) are operating in violation of state law 2)involve real property that has been the subject of a warning letter or similar prior notice or 3) involve real property that has been the subject of a prior forfeiture proceeding arising from marijuana cultivation or a property owner who has been a claimant in such proceedings or individual targets not subject to criminal prosecution eg fugitives or persons whose involvement in marijuana trafficking is too marginal to justify criminal prosecution including off-site land lords and non-resident owners falsely claiming ignorance of tenant’s marijuana trafficking.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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