Los Angeles lawmakers cheer on protesters outside City Hall

[kestrel91316]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/10/occupy-la-city-hall.html

During Tuesday’s Los Angeles City Council meeting, where the most scintillating item on the agenda was a proposal to increase ticket prices at the L.A. Zoo, a speaker stood up and told lawmakers they were ignoring an obvious fact: “You are surrounded by tents.”

He was referring to the large group of protesters camped a few hundred feet away, on a grassy lawn outside City Hall. The group, which calls itself Occupy L.A., has been there since Saturday in a demonstration against economic policies that benefit corporations and the wealthiest Americans.

The speaker, a well-known political gadfly named John Walsh, invited the council members to tour the tent city outside. So when the meeting adjourned, several of them did.

“It’s an entourage of peace makers!” Walsh said giddily as he walked toward the protest with Councilmen Bill Rosendahl, Eric Garcetti, Ed Reyes and Dennis Zine.

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Read more at the link. We have friends in high places.

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. "Many of us totally agree with you that the situation we’re in is truly intolerable.”

:thumbsup: K&R!

[Coexist]

2. :)

[sce56]

3. K & R & FB'd

Photo: Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti visits the Occupy L.A. campsite outside Los Angeles City Hall on Tuesday. Credit: Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times

[JDPriestly]

7. Yes. Garcetti. He is a really nice guy.

[flamingdem]

4. That was quick

Occupy LA scored some big names there

[Luminous Animal]

5. Advice to the protesters. Shake their hands. Say, "Thank you very much." But do not let them in.

If Walsh, et.al., want to join, they can quit their job.

[JDPriestly]

9. You seem to forget. California is a very liberal state, and Los Angeles

politicians are super-liberal. Most of them are really great.

Love my local pols. Anthony Portantino is also wonderful. Actually, the list of good Los Angeles Democrats is pretty long. My absolute favorite is Xavier Becerra.

It is easy to get to know these people. Just attend the meetings of your local Democratic Club. Every once in a while, one of them attends. I believe Alarcon has also expressed support for the OLA group. At least that is what I heard on the radio.

[JDPriestly]

6. Our City Council is cool. Great guys.

That's Garcetti in the picture at the article on the link.

[AverageJoe90]

8. Good news. nt