Category Archives: OccupyLA

Free Speech and Police Intimidation: Should the Mayor and Council Pay the Bill for Occupy L.A.?

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

The mayor and City Council welcomed Occupy L.A. to take over the grounds around City Hall without any limits on how long they stayed or how many protesters joined in the encampment so under their doctrine of full cost recovery … Continue reading →

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Politicians’ actions speak louder than words — My Sunday Column

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

Events in recent days — from the eviction of Occupy L.A. protesters from the grounds of Los Angeles City Hall to the open-records lawsuit inspired by Assemblyman Anthony Portantino’s defiance of his party’s leadership — have exposed a level of … Continue reading →

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With ‘No Due Respect’ for the Mayor, Free the L.A. 250 from Illegal Detention

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

UPDATE: Here is a letter to the editor of the Daily Journal submitted today by Oscar Winslow, president of the L.A. City Attorneys Association: Approximately 292 protestors were arrested during the Occupy LA sweep. It took 1400 police officers, many … Continue reading →

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The Revolution’s Eviction Will Not Be Televised

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

As one-time radical Tom Hayden is calling LA’s treatment of the Occupiers “a crack of hope” compared to what has happened elsewhere and praising Mayor Antonio Villaragosa for his rejection of violence against protesters, the LAPD is taking off the … Continue reading →

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Moment of Truth for Occupiers & L.A. — Last Stand or the Real Start?

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

For nearly two months the Occupy L.A. protesters have trashed the grounds around City Hall with the full permission of the Mayor and City Council.  They mayor sent them ponchos when it rained. Council President Eric Garcetti promised them they … Continue reading →

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Sweatshops — Not Farms: City Hall Makes Its Call

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: With mayoral wannabe Jan Perry leading the charge and the ever-obedient Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa giving the order, the city swooped in with helicopters, squadrons of cops and bulldozers (much as they will soon be doing to the Occupy … Continue reading →

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21st Century Blues: Grandiose Schemes Going Nowhere in the Post-Modern Economy

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

Fantasies die hard — especially here in the land of myths that hold you can be anything you want, have anything you want, if you want it bad enough.  That’s the heart of the California dream, a dream that has … Continue reading →

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Left and Right: Preoccupied With Occupiers

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

Occupy, Labor on Collision Course with Obama By RANDY SHAW, laprogressive.com With organized labor increasing support for the Occupy movement – SEIU Local 1021, the Alameda County Labor Council and other unions greatly contributed to the success of the November … Continue reading →

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Occupy L.A. Has Seen the Enemy — Zuma Dogg

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

Leave it to Zuma Dogg to confront the Occupy L.A. protesters who have encamped on three sides of City Hall for a month when the cops and politicians won’t. At Zuma’s LA Daily Blog which promises “Performance. Parody.Politics.” the headline … Continue reading →

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Are You Ready to Rumble? Occupy LA vs City Hall

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

It seems like only yesterday, not three weeks ago, that City Council President and wannabe mayor Eric Garcetti welcomed the protesters of Occupy L.A. to camp out on the City Hall grounds and “stay as long as you need to…” … Continue reading →

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