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Tag Archives: Occupy
A.M. Splash: SF City College May Boot Faculty Leaders; Commissioner Stalls on A's Ballpark; $2.5 Million Spent to Stop Richmond Soda Tax
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CCSF faculty pack hall as cuts weighed (SF Chronicle) Over the objections of labor leaders, trustees of the nearly bankrupt City College of San Francisco were expected to dismantle a long-standing system of faculty leadership on Thursday night to streamline … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Support Drops for Brown's Tax Plan; Occupy Plans Return in Oakland; Formaldehyde Found in Day Cares; S. Mateo Bans Plastic Bags
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Brown's tax plan falls below 50% in poll (SF Chronicle) Support for the ballot measure Gov. Jerry Brown is touting as crucial to averting huge cuts in public schools and universities has fallen below the 50 percent majority needed for … Continue reading
Oakland Police Officers Disciplined for Occupy Protest Misconduct
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two police officers should be fired and another 42 officers disciplined for misconduct during the Occupy Oakland protests that turned violent late last year and in January, city leaders said Friday. The early findings come from … Continue reading
Occupy Protest Causes Delays
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On the one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, Muni is rerouting some service due to a protest. Check here for the latest from Muni. Earlier, protesters blocked the intersection of Market and Drumm… Occupy on the march in SF Financial … Continue reading
OccupyArt: Posters That Make the Movement Pop
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Usually, you have to wait a few years for a museum to get around to evaluating the defining art of a political movement, but the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco jumped right in with "Occupy Bay … Continue reading
Occupy Oakland Protester Sentenced to 5 Years Probation
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OAKLAND (Bay City News) An Occupy Oakland protester who was convicted of felony vandalism for smashing the windows of an Oakland police Internal Affairs and Recruiting Office during a general strike protest last November was sentenced today to five years … Continue reading
Mormons Join LGBT Pride Parade, Occupiers Protest It
San Francisco's 42nd annual Pride Parade drew as many as a million people to Market Street and the Civic Center Sunday — including two unusual groups: Mormon supporters of gay rights and Occupy-movement critics of the event's commercialization. About 100 … Continue reading
Independent Report Finds Oakland Response to Occupy 'Flawed'
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The City of Oakland released an independent report that they commissioned to review the police department's actions during the Occupy Oakland protests on October 25th. The report found that the police response was "flawed by inadequate staffing, insufficient planning, lack … Continue reading
UC Says People Can Leave But Not Enter Occupied Gill Tract
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UC spokesperson Dan Mogulof just sent out an update on the situation concerning Occupy the Farm at Gill Tract. Here's one part of that: Today at noon we began to prevent the entry of pedestrians on to the Gill Tract, … Continue reading
