Oakland Protests

Report Criticizes Police Response To Oakland Protests

Reuters | Posted 05.01.2012

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* SWAT team fired beanbag round at ex Marine - report * Outside monitor of OPD "dismayed" by police actions * Sees "mili...

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Ten Arrested As Oakland School Board Meeting Erupts Into Chaos

AP | Posted 05.29.2012

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Oakland, Calif. (AP) -- Oakland's school board is planning to resume a meeting cut short by a raucous sit-in opposing the district's plan to close fiv...

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OH NO: Occupy Oakland Protesters Face Hate Crime, Robbery Charges

Robin Wilkey | Posted 03.06.2012

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Between the violent police battles, the Recall Mayor Quan petition and the seething community reaction, the relationship between the Occupy movement ...

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WATCH: Occupy Oakland Clashes With Counter Protesters And Police

Robin Wilkey | Posted 02.06.2012

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On Monday, about 200 Occupy Oakland protesters clashed with counter protesters and police on the steps of Oakland City Hall. Occupy Oakland gather...

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Eleven Occupy Oakland Protesters Ordered To Stay Away From Frank Ogawa Plaza

AP | Posted 04.02.2012

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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Eleven people who were arrested during the weekend's turbulent Occupy Oakland protests were ordered Tuesday to stay away from the p...

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Judge Rules Against Police In Occupy Oakland Case

AP | Posted 04.01.2012

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OAKLAND, Calif. -- A federal judge in California has ruled that an Oakland police officer who covered his nameplate during a November Occupy protest s...

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'Stop Using Oakland As Your Playground'

AP | TERRY COLLINS and BETH DUFF-BROWN | Posted 03.31.2012

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By TERRY COLLINS and BETH DUFF-BROWN, The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Many in the crowd outside Oakland City Hall shouted "Burn it! Bu...

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Oakland Police Fire Tear Gas, Arrest Nearly 400 Protesters In Turbulent Day

AP | TERRY COLLINS | Posted 03.30.2012

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OAKLAND, Calif. — For weeks the protests had waned, with only a smattering of people taking to Oakland's streets for occasional weekend marches ...

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The Oakland Tribune's New Worst Enemy

| Posted 03.12.2012

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This article comes to us courtesy of SF Weekly's The Snitch. By Erin Sherbert In a fun twist of irony, the Oakland Tribune newspaper is attem...

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Occupy Oakland Protesters Ambush Mayor Jean Quan During Community Forum

| Posted 02.15.2012

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This article comes to us courtesy of SF Weekly's The Snitch. By Erin Sherbert You can take Occupy protesters out of the streets, but you cannot ...

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PHOTOS: Oakland Longshoremen Sent Home During 'Occupy The Ports' Protest

AP | Posted 12.12.2011

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By TERRY COLLINS, Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Most longshoremen at the Port of Oakland were sent home Monday after Wall Street demons...

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So You Wanna Cover the Occupy Movement?

Raven Brooks | Posted 02.08.2012

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The technology to stream video in real time has become incredibly easy to use and free. You'll see coverage of all types of events, concerts, discussion panels, and you're even seeing some people broadcast live from Occupy protests.

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Petition To Recall Oakland Mayor Officially Launches

Carly Schwartz | Posted 02.07.2012

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An effort to remove Oakland's embattled mayor from office was made official Wednesday afternoon, when the Committee to Recall Jean Quan was certified ...

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WATCH: Iraq Vet Injured In Occupy Oakland Protest Gives First Interview

AP | Posted 01.28.2012

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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Marine Corps veteran who was struck in the head during a clash between police and Occupy Oakland protesters says he expects to ...

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Man Slain Near Occupy Oakland Lived At The Camp

AP | Posted 01.14.2012

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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Police say the man slain last week near the anti-Wall Street protest encampment at an Oakland plaza had been saying there. Thursda...

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PHOTOS: Hundreds Of Police Raid Occupy Oakland Camp

AP | TERRY COLLINS | Posted 01.14.2012

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Police clad in riot gear and armed with tear gas cleared out Oakland's anti-Wall Street encampment early Monday, the latest la...

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Iraq War Veteran Hurt In Occupy Oakland Protests Leaves Hospital

AP | Posted 01.13.2012

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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Friends say that Scott Olsen, the Iraq War veteran who suffered a serious head injury during a police raid on the Occupy Oakland en...

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RAW VIDEO: Man Shot Outside Occupy Oakland Camp

Carly Schwartz | Posted 01.10.2012

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A man was shot outside the Occupy encampment by Oakland City Hall Thursday evening, witnesses said. He did not survive. Sources on the scene said f...

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Rappers Take To Mic During Occupy Oakland Protests

AP | GARANCE BURKE | Posted 01.07.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO — Hip hop heavyweights known as much for their fiery political lyrics as for their bass-pounding beats have been among the thousan...

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WATCH: Jon Stewart Rips Occupy Oakland

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.04.2012

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On Thursday's night episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the titular late-night host had some stern words of advice for the protestors of the O...

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Oakland Mayor Under Fire Over Occupy Protests

AP | By TERENCE CHEA and TERRY COLLINS | Posted 01.03.2012

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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland Mayor Jean Quan made history in January when she became the first Asian American woman to lead a major U.S. city. Less than...

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Occupy Thoughts -- Oakland General Strike

Rick Ayers | Posted 01.03.2012

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My thoughts right now are not political analysis -- of the "line" of the demonstrators, of the impact on the elections, of the different tactics employed. I just want to bask in the moment, the feeling tone, of the day.

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Occupy Oakland Strike Rallies Movements Across Country

AP | By TERENCE CHEA, LISA LEFF and TERRY COLLINS | Posted 01.02.2012

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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters escalated their tactics beyond marches, rallies and tent camps Wednesday and moved to di...

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Oakland's General Strike: Let's Not Forget What Caused This

Davey D | Posted 01.02.2012

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Today is Nov 2, 2011. It's the day of a General Strike here in Oakland, California. Hopefully it's a day that we'll look back on years from now and see as a watershed moment in history.

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Oakland Prepares To Be The Occupy Epicenter

AP/The Huffington Post | LISA LEFF | Posted 01.02.2012

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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Thousands of Wall Street protesters marched in the streets of Oakland and picketed banks on Wednesday as they geared up to disrupt ...

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