Oakland orders Occupy protesters to leave plaza

[robdogbucky]

(10-20) 22:43 PDT OAKLAND -- Oakland officials Thursday night ordered protesters inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement to vacate Frank Ogawa Plaza outside City Hall, where hundreds of people have lived since Oct. 10 in an elaborate tent city complete with a kitchen, a school and a medical tent.

A document titled "Notice to Vacate Frank Ogawa Plaza" was posted on the city's website at 8 p.m. by the office of City Administrator Deanna Santana. It said Oakland was committed to allowing free speech, but also had a responsibility to protect public safety.

"We believe that after 10 days, the City can no longer uphold public health and safety," the notice said. "In recent days, camp conditions and occupants' behavior have significantly deteriorated, and it is no longer manageable to maintain a public health and safety plan."

Violence cited

The document cited fire hazards, sanitation issues, a growing rat problem and graffiti. It referred to an "increasing frequency of violence, assaults, threats and intimidation" and complained that protesters had denied access to "emergency personnel to treat injured persons and to police to patrol the Plaza...


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[msongs]

1. "police to patrol" = riot squad in huge numbers while crime areas get 1 or 2 in a car nt

[AsahinaKimi]

2. I have a feeling that we may see some

major headlines coming out of Oakland soon. It won't be pretty.

[proud patriot]

3. Link to my Occupy Oakland pictures from last Saturday.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=439&topic_id=2130055

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. I just don't see the rats, dirt, grafitti, and rowdy prostesters as they CLAIM.

I'd like to see pics of what they are claiming before I believe one damn word out of the MSM's own filthy, corrupy piehole.

[proud patriot]

8. I didn't see any rats

though I was there in the daylight. The people were nice and talkative when I asked to take their pictures.

[demosincebirth]

4. Was reading in the local new paper about an infestation of rats,graffiti on public buildings and

a lot of use of drugs. Oakland is a very liberal city but we protesters are our worse enemies by allowing shit like this to happen. Now, police may have to do the thing they love to do, is crack heads

[Fire Walk With Me]

5. Did these things really happen or is this just another "Dirty" meme being used to destroy

free speech?

[demosincebirth]

7. Don't assume everything you hear is out to destroy free speech. Take my

word for it I read it and seem it on the local TV. I'm too tired to post a link, and I forgot what day a seen and read it.

[Fire Walk With Me]

9. No, I"m sure the report happened. What I wonder about, is it total lies?