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PHOTOS: Inside Occupy Oakland’s City Hall camp
Protesters camp out at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Downtown Oakland as part of the Occupy Wall Street movement. (CALIFORNIA BEAT PHOTO) Protesters who have taken over Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland...
View ArticleOakland Police Officer’s Association Open Letter on Mayor’s “mixed messages”
The union representing Oakland Police officers released an unprecedented open letter to city residents on Tuesday criticizing Mayor Jean Quan for delivering “mixed messages” in the handling of the...
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PHOTOS: Thousands protest in Occupy Oakland general strike, shutting down port
Occupy Oakland protesters marching toward the Port of Oakland. (Jennifer Courtney / CALIFORNIA BEAT) More than 10,000 protesters filled the streets of Oakland Wednesday, marching, chanting, and...
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AS IT HAPPENED: Occupy Oakland general strike
Thousands of protesters joined a general strike called by the Occupy Oakland movement Wednesday, with marches and rallies occurring in Downtown Oakland throughout the day, and an evening blockade of...
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Merchants, even Occupy Oakland protesters, clean up Oakland vandalism
Occupy Oakland protesters clean graffiti off a wall at Frank Ogawa Plaza. (CALIFORNIA BEAT PHOTO) City merchants, maintenance crews and Occupy Oakland protesters picked up scrub brushes and dust pans...
View ArticlePolice Union: Leave Occupy Oakland camp immediately
In another strongly worded letter addressing residents of the City of Oakland, the union representing Oakland Police officers called on Occupy Oakland protesters to leave Frank Ogawa Plaza...
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Review panel finds UC Davis pepper-spraying of students “unreasonable”
(4/11) 13:38 PST — DAVIS, CALIF. – A University of California task force issued a blistering report Wednesday on the Nov. 18, 2011 pepper-spraying of Occupy UC Davis protesters by campus police...
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UC Berkeley sets Saturday deadline for Occupy the Farm protesters
Occupy the Farm protesters have been given a May 12 deadline to vacate the 10-acre property by UC Berkeley officials. (CALIFORNIA BEAT PHOTO) Occupy protesters who have taken over a vacant plot of land...
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PHOTOS: Locals, protesters welcome Obama on first Oakland visit
Medical marijuana supporters protesting in Downtown Oakland. (CALIFORNIA BEAT PHOTO) With President Barack Obama appearing in Oakland for the first time during his presidency, it was a given that...
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What happened to Obama’s Uptown Oakland re-election headquarters?
The spot where President Obama’s Oakland ground campaign was launched now sells stylish footwear to Uptown residents. (CALIFORNIA BEAT PHOTO) Hundreds of East Bay volunteers working to get President...
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