Tag Archives: Occupy LA

Staying Upbeat at a Time of Darkness

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

I struggle even for a day or two to keep my New Year’s resolution to stay upbeat and positive when all I see around me is the darkness of a gathering storm. We are on a collision course with ourselves, … Continue reading →

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$3 Million for the Occupy LA Encampment: ‘Who’s Going to Pay for This?’

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

As silent as the sound of one hand clapping on the subject since the Occupy L.A.evictions from City Hall, Ex-President of the Council Eric Garcetti — the wannabe high priest in what he calls “this Temple of Democracy” — wants … Continue reading →

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Opportunity Knocks: A Grand Alliance for Neighborhood Power over Neighborhood Issues

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

The nation’s capital is stalemated by a destructive war of empty ideologies without regard to the welfare of the people. The state capital is hopelessly gridlocked by the same forces that put self-interest and special interests ahead of the public … Continue reading →

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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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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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Occupy L.A. Escalates Fight with City Hall

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

EDITOR”S NOTE: Here’s the latest posting by the Occupy L.A. movement, rejecting City Hall’s ultimatum to leave by Monday and re-focusing their demands on city issues, from restoring the South Central Farm to a moratorium on foreclosures. Click here to … 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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Ignorance Meets Hypocrisy: Occupy L.A. Awakens to City Hall’s Corruption

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Organizers (there are no leaders so everybody speaks for themselves) of Occupy Los Angeles let city officials have it on Wednesday over the commitment City Council members made to punish the banks when they unanimously approved turning the entire City … Continue reading →

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