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L.A. Mayor Gives Occupiers an Eviction Notice

Staff / Truthdig Nov 26, 2011 It's not like Los Angeles' slickster Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa would have missed out on that multicity conference call that Oakland's Jean Quan squeaked about to the press So it's not surprising that on Friday, as he visited the Occupy LA encampment to pay tribute to the spirit of the movement (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oakland Mayoral Adviser Tells Keith Olbermann Why He Quit

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2011 Dan Siegel was a friend and legal adviser to Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, but he resigned his post the same day police cleared the Occupy Oakland encampment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cops Send Occupy Oakland Protesters Packing

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2011 Around 5 am Monday, officers from several Bay Area law enforcement agencies descended upon the Occupy Oakland encampment and ousted protesters from the city's Frank Ogawa Plaza, arresting 32 people who refused to leave and obliging movement members (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oakland Police: ‘We, Too, Are the 99%’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2011 The Oakland Police Officer's Association announced "we are confused" in an open letter to the city's residents Tuesday The letter blames Mayor Jean Quan for ordering the clearing of the Occupy Oakland encampment that resulted in a young Iraq War veteran's brain injury and national attention. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Occupy Oakland Defies Mayor, Pitches Camp

Staff / Truthdig Oct 28, 2011 Do the mayors of, say, Oakland, Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles have each other on speed dial this week? That's kind of what it looked like, with tensions between those city leaders, aided by creative interpretations of public property regulations, and their respective Occupy movements ratcheting up this week. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )