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Occupy Oakland protesters defy city

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Occupy activists in Oakland, Calif., say they will ignore the latest efforts by the city to evict them from their protest camp.

The city administrator's second eviction notice issued Saturday for the Occupy Oakland camp to vacate Frank Ogawa Plaza went unheeded as activists rallied, marched, met, meditated and held teach-ins, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday.

One camper was packed and ready for police to evict her.

"It's going to be a tragedy when they clear us out, but I can't tell the mayor what to do," said Terry Dotson, 54, a self-described homeless person who's lived at the camp since it appeared five weeks ago. "When it started it was beautiful, but then a lot of hatred came in."

There have been incidents of vandalism and violence in the past few weeks and a fatal shooting Thursday of a young man next to the protest site, the Chronicle said.

Meanwhile, business owners near the encampment say the fear of potential violence has kept customers away, the Chronicle said.

"We are very distressed by the broad impact the encampment has had on downtown," J.C. Wallace, president of the Downtown Oakland Association told the newspaper. "This is hurting people who can't afford to be hurt, primarily small-business owners. It definitely deters people from coming downtown; there are fewer customers and business is down.

Cities have been cracking down on the Occupy movement in other parts of the country.

Police in Portland, Ore., Sunday reclaimed public spaces from Occupy protesters, while dozens were arrested in cities across the country amid elevated tension.

Portland's Chapman and Lownsdale squares were largely cleared of the protesters that had camped out for more than six weeks, The Oregonian reported.

Meanwhile, Denver police arrested 17 people Saturday evening as they forced protesters out of Civic Center Park and tore down illegal encampments, The Denver Post reported Sunday.

"This isn't safe and, it's not sanitary," Sonny Jackson, spokesman for the Denver Police Department, told the newspaper, pointing to a pile of blankets with food and a stream of liquid running underneath it.

Eighteen people were arrested and one received a citation Saturday evening as Salt Lake City police cleared an Occupy campsite near Pioneer Park, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Sunday.

The sweep was a non-violent affair, police and many protesters said.

"Once they figured out we weren't going to throw bricks and rocks and stuff, they were very nice about it," protester Allen Langdale said of the police.

Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank said police were surprised to see the deplorable conditions of the encampment, noting some tents were being used as bathrooms and drug paraphernalia was found.

"It was actually much worse than I had anticipated," he told the Tribune.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/11/13/Occupy-Oakland-protesters-defy-city/UPI-45031321191325/#ixzz1ddMGxtBO

Edited November 14, 2011 by Crusty Old Perv

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Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank said police were surprised to see the deplorable conditions of the encampment, noting some tents were being used as bathrooms and drug paraphernalia was found.