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This particular iteration has been viewed 1,350,000 times:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe width=\"480\" height=\"274\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/BjnR7xET7Uo\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg issues statement condemning police response.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Tomorrow: Davis chancellor Linda Katehi to meet with students during general assembly at noon. Myers will cover.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Santa Rosa, Walnut Creek\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nS.F. Chronicle: '\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/20/MNK41M19OC.DTL&type=newsbayarea\" target=\"_blank\">Mellower Occupy movement grows in the suburbs\u003c/a>' \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>General Occupy coverage (and food for thought)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cem>S.J. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_47181\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 248px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/BayBridge2.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/BayBridge2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"BayBridge\" width=\"248\" height=\"140\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47181\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Sullivan/Getty\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There have been a lot of \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2011/08/30/photos-from-top-of-the-bay-bridge-tower/\">hoopla\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2011/08/30/photos-from-top-of-the-bay-bridge-tower/\">photo ops\u003c/a> around the construction of the Bay Bridge’s new \u003ca href=\"http://baybridgeinfo.org/projects/sas\">East Span\u003c/a>, scheduled for completion in 2013. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Sacramento Bee reporter Charles Piller this weekend threw cold water on the celebratory drive to completion with his \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/12/4050167/questions-raised-on-bay-bridge.html\">\u003cstrong>investigative piece\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> questioning the testing of the structural integrity of the bridge’s new Eastern Span. Caltrans has \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/15/4055349/san-francisco-bay-bridge-tests.html\">fired two employees\u003c/a> over the scandal, but the Bee report seems to indicate this may be only the beginning. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can read Piller’s long \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/12/4050167/questions-raised-on-bay-bridge.html\">\u003cstrong>investigative report\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> here, or for a good summary, look at the edited transcript of Piller’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201111140930\">appearance yesterday on KQED Radio’s Forum\u003c/a>, after the audio of the show: \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\n\u003cstrong>Charles Piller\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’re talking about a variety of problems. Falsified data is the most troubling. 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We found many of their responses are directly contradicted by their own testing documents. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We found that structures all over the state of California were tested by an individual, Duane Wiles, known to have falsified data on at least three structures. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also failed to validate the function of the test instrument, a complex precision instrument that requires daily verification of its proper functioning in order to provide reliable data. Since he didn’t do that on the Bay Bridge and on many other structures over a period of years, there are experts who believe it calls into question the validity of the test results. In many cases he gave a clean bill of health to structures that were tested improperly. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are a couple of other really troubling aspects that I’ve been hoping Caltrans can respond effectively to but haven’t so far. One is that the portions of the Bay Bridge Tower foundation tested by Wiles were not tested with a second testing technique that could have allayed many of the concerns associated with those piles. For some reason Caltrans did not test those piles that he was responsible for with a second testing technique. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Secondly, the technicians at Caltrans including, Mr. Wiles, for years and years did not save the raw data files associated with their tests. These are the most important part of determining whether other fabrications took place. So what Caltrans is asserting is that no other fabrications took place, but they don’t have the data files that could validate their claims. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrans also claims a very thorough investigation was made once the first falsification was found in 2008, so that the tests were evaluated very carefully by their own internal investigators. But I have documents by the very people who were involved directly in conducting that so-called evaluation who describe it as cursory, as completely inadequate, and that Caltrans has grossly misrepresented that process. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Michael Krasny\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How safe will the bridge be? \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Charles Piller\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The point here is that there’s some uncertainty in these structures in question. Caltrans disputes that strongly. But the experts we talked to were mixed on the degree of uncertainty these questions about the design and testing of the bridge piles would place on the structure itself. It’s unrealistic to retest or to replace or additionally support those piles because of the engineering difficulties and cost. No one is saying this bridge is unsafe; what we are saying is that because of these gross irregularities and irresponsible management and irresponsible testing procedures over a period of years, it’s reasonable to have an expert group take a look at this data, reassess the degree of uncertainty that might have been introduced, look at it under a worst-case scenario, and reassure the public if possible that this structure is completely safe and reliable. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Malcolm Dougherty, Interim Director of Caltrans\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is true that we did have a problem with one individual in terms of falsification of data on three structures, none related to the Bay Bridge. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When this came to light, we initiated an investigation internal to the Division of Engineering Services, the unit that runs the foundation testing. We also conducted an audit and investigation, internal to Caltrans. That progressed into an investigation done by the Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Inspector General. There was a progression of investigations done. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Michael Krasny\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’re pretty confident about the results?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Malcolm Dougherty\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We reviewed everything this individual has been working on back to 2004 to see if there were any anomalies, any evidence of falsifications. We reviewed all the foundation testing on the Bay Bridge as well. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Michael Krasny\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But why the firings only after the story broke?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Malcolm Dougherty\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The firings also coincided with the conclusion of the investigation. Shortly after the first information that we had on the first falsification, he was moved from his job duty so he wasn’t completing actions related to the safety of inspections. He was reassigned. But then there was a period of letting the investigations play out before action was taken. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tony Anziano, toll bridge program manager for Caltrans\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Obviously my focus is on the Bay Bridge. There is absolutely no evidence of any kind that there was any falsified data with respect to the testing performed on the tower foundations for the Bay Bridge. If you look at the article, it’s pretty clear they understood that, but they wanted a front page so they burrowed down into the avenue of design. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He cited two so-called experts to support his point that there were irregularities in design. It’s kind of late in the game to be bringing that up. 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We found many of their responses are directly contradicted by their own testing documents. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We found that structures all over the state of California were tested by an individual, Duane Wiles, known to have falsified data on at least three structures. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also failed to validate the function of the test instrument, a complex precision instrument that requires daily verification of its proper functioning in order to provide reliable data. Since he didn’t do that on the Bay Bridge and on many other structures over a period of years, there are experts who believe it calls into question the validity of the test results. In many cases he gave a clean bill of health to structures that were tested improperly. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are a couple of other really troubling aspects that I’ve been hoping Caltrans can respond effectively to but haven’t so far. 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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. 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>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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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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"title": "Occupy Oakland Regroups After Second Eviction; Deputy Mayor Sharon Cornu Resigns",
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"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. 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\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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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. 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>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_47044\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/mistah-fab.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/mistah-fab-300x152.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"mistah fab\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47044\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland rapper Mistah Fab (Photo: Oakland Local)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Well it hasn’t exactly been a banner few weeks for Oakland, what with the city pre-Occupied with a wrenching series of actions and/or inactions (depending on your point of view) against protesters camping on Frank Ogawa Plaza. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So let’s send a little good news about Oaktown your way. Last month, our news associate Oakland Local won an award from the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California for its \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandlocal.com/tags/hip-hop\">\u003cstrong>multimedia arts and culture coverage of the city’s thriving hip-hop scene\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clueless square that I am (whatever happened to Vanilla Ice, yo?), I asked Oakland Local writer Eric Arnold to expound on what’s currently going on in town, and to put Oakland hip hop in historical perspective. Here’s an edited transcript of the conversation: \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>So talk about Oakland’s place in the hip hop continuum…\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It goes as far back as it exists. When you talk to people who are knowledgeable about cultural movements, they’ll talk about the \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=west+coast+pop+loc\">West Coast Pop Lock\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nARH47swTMk\">Boogaloo\u003c/a> scenes, which were active in the ’60s, several years before \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=cool+herc\">Kool Herc\u003c/a> had his first hip hop party in New York, in 1973.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/nARH47swTMk\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you talk about the origins of hip hop, the New York creation story is a popular myth, but that’s only because the Bay Area story hasn’t really been told. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>That sounds very controversial…\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Only to people in New York. But I got that from \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo\">MC Hammer\u003c/a>, who told me he was at Fremont High School in 1965 when the robot was invented. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same cultural elements that make up hip hop were present in the Bay Area. Hip hop is definitely a term that came out of New York in the early-to-mid 70s. But hip hop itself is comprised of several elements. You have the movement element, dancing, \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=beboying\">B-boying\u003c/a> or break dancing, and also pop locking. You have the rapping element – people were definitely rapping on the west coast way back. You have the oral tradition, the street rap. You have the art aspect of it, the graffiti element. The Chicano-style lettering goes back to the ’30s in L.A. And then you have the deejaying element. There are mobile deejay crews dating back to the late 50s and early 60s in South San Francisco and places like that. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So virtually every element that can be associated with hip hop is also associated with Bay Area hip hop. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a lot of times people will say \u003ca href=\"http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2010/07/jamoeblog/hip-hop-history-oakland-rap-s-early-years.html\">Motorcycle Mike\u003c/a> from Richmond and \u003ca href=\"http://www.riotsound.com/hip-hop/rap/interviews/Too-Short/index.php\">Too Short\u003c/a> from Oakland, were the origins of Bay Area hip hop, the first people to put out rap music in the early 80s. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Talk about some other Oakland rappers that have broken through into popular consciousness. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=digital+underground\">Digital Underground\u003c/a>/\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=digital+underground\">Humpty Hump\u003c/a>. 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And they’re still doing it. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>So how is the Oakland scene distinguishable from what’s going on commercially and also from what’s going on in other cities?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At one time we had a lot of people signed to major labels but that all changed in the mid-to-late 90s. So our scene has been pretty much underground, although it’s also been a scene that’s been dominated by independent labels. That’s been interesting because you also have a history of community, social activism, and sometimes political activism in the Bay Area, and that’s definitely had an impact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But when you talk about the hip hop scene, you’re not just talking about rappers and rap music and their relation to what’s happening commercially. You’re also talking about the graffiti scene. 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It’s not generally defined as conscious rap, although it can be very aware, because it’s really the product of its environment and talks about what’s going on in those environments. This music is the soundtrack to the hardcore inner city that we’re told not to go to, where all the bad headlines about Oakland are generated. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But you also have people who have ideologies that are more developed. Like AshEl/\u003ca href=\"http://seasunz-and-jbless.bandcamp.com/\">Seasunz\u003c/a>, who did this \u003ca href=\"http://www.earthamplified.com/\">Earth Amplified\u003c/a> record, which is eco-sustainable hip hop. And \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&site=webhp&source=hp&q=dj+twelvs+oakland&pbx=1&oq=dj+twelvs\">DJ Twelvs\u003c/a> who works at the \u003ca href=\"http://unitedrootsoakland.org/\">United Roots\u003c/a> center, who just ran this hip hop camp that offered free training for kids. 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(Cy Musiker/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">(AP) — Riot-clad law enforcement officers cleared out a weeks-old anti-Wall Street encampment in Oakland just before dawn Monday, arresting dozens of Occupy demonstrators and clearing out tents from a downtown plaza after issuing several warnings over the weekend.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">Protesters appeared to put up little resistance and officers could be seen leading some handcuffed demonstrators away. Warnings from authorities had been similar to those issued before officers used tear gas and bean bag projectiles to clear the encampment on Oct. 25.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">Police and sheriff's deputies blocked off surrounding streets before Monday's raid. Afterward, some demonstrators gathered near the barricades and vowed to return.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">\"I don't see how they're going to disperse us,\" said Ohad Meyer, 30, of Oakland. \"There are thousands of people who are going to come back.\"\u003c!--more-->\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">The action came a day after police drove hundreds of anti-Wall Street demonstrators from weeks-old encampments in Portland, arresting more than 50 people.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">Oakland officials stepped up calls for an end to their city's encampment after a man was shot and killed Thursday near the plaza. Police issued a fourth cease and desist order Sunday night telling demonstrators they couldn't camp there.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/132718719.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-46919\" title=\"Occupy Oakland Threatened With Eviction\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/11/132718719-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>Mayor Jean Quan had allowed protesters to reclaim the disbanded site after facing criticism following the Oct. 25 raid. 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As dawn arrived, riot police had retreated and most of the crowds had gone home, but protesters who have been at the two parks since Oct. 6 were still there, prompting one organizer to declare the night a victory for the movement.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">\"We stood up to state power,\" Jim Oliver told The Associated Press.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">It didn't last. Police moved in later. An officer on a loudspeaker warned that anyone who resisted risked arrest and \"may also be subject to chemical agents and impact weapons.\" Demonstrators chanted \"we are a peaceful protest.\"\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">\"We were talking about what we were going to do and then they just started hitting people. Seems like a waste of resources to me,\" protester Mike Swain, 27, told the AP.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">One man was taken away on a stretcher; he was alert and talking to paramedics, and raised a peace sign to fellow protesters, who responded with cheers.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">City officials erected temporary chain-link fences with barbed wire at the top around three adjacent downtown parks, choking off access for demonstrators as parks officials cleaned up.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">Portland Mayor Sam Adams Sunday defended his order to clear the park, saying it is his job to enforce the law and keep the peace. \"This is not a game,\" Adams said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">Officials said that one officer suffered minor injuries. 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