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Editor: We are not content to only read what the San Diego U-T says about its pending sale to Doug Manchester, local conservative activist and developer (known affectionately as “Papa Doug”), so here we have three other takes on the sale, the first from the LA Times – always competitive towards San Diego’s daily, the second from Voice of San Diego – and the other is a summary of the San Diego Daily Transcript.
By Dave Lindorff / Nation of Change / November 17, 2011
The ugly hand of the federal government is becoming increasingly suspected behind what appears to be a nationwide attempt to repress and evict the Occupation Movement. Across the country in recent days, ultimatums have been issues to groups occupying Portland, OR, Chicago, IL, San Francisco, Dallas, TX, Atlanta, GA, [editor: don’t forget San Diego] and most recently New York, NY, where the Occupation Movement began on September 17.
Editor: This article from the NY Times is a fairly even-handed account of November 17th actions around the country. Despite any mention of Occupy San Diego activities (see other posts on our website for those), it does cover the other major “Day of Action” events.
By Katharine Q. Seelye/ New York Times / November 18, 2011
Protesters across the country demonstrated en masse Thursday, snarling rush-hour traffic in several major cities and taking aim at banks as part of a national “day of action” to mark the two-month milestone of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Immigrants and other supporters say, “Hardworking immigrant families didn’t wreck our economy, the banks did.” San Diego, CA — Led…
By Elizabeth Aguilera / SignOnSanDiego / November 17, 2011 The owner of The San Diego Union-Tribune announced Thursday it has…
Today, November 16, 2011, free speech attorneys, LGBT rights group Canvass for a Cause, and members of the National Lawyers Guild representing Occupy San Diego protesters filed a lawsuit against the City of San Diego and the San Diego Police Department in Federal Court seeking the court to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the city and the SDPD.
Reporters and protesters (including our very own Frank Gormlie) will discuss the media coverage of the Occupy San Diego protest that began on Oct. 7 and has continued outside City Hall daily since then. The local angles of this global story have occupied Twitter, TV, newspapers and the Internet for weeks, involving arrests, business closures, crackdowns on camping in the area. We explore how the coverage has unfolded and discuss the story’s practical and ethical issues.
From the Ocean Beach Historical Society
Thursday, November 17th, at 7 PM
At P.L. United Methodist Church, 1984 Sunset Cliffs Blvd., O.B.
Beloved Obecian and local historian Ned Titlow passed away Oct. 29th, 2011. Ned was an active community member, Past President and sitting – Vice Chair of the Ocean Beach Historical Society. His legacy stories and joy of growing up in Ocean Beach made him an integral part in teaching Ocean Beach History.
Thousands of protesters and supporters in New York City retook Zuccotti Park yesterday, November 15th. The Park was taken over again after demonstrators there had been removed during the early morning hours by police. City workers cleaned the Park, electricity was restored, and demonstrators were allowed back in – but without tents, tarps or sleeping bags – “the San Diego model”. Here is our live blog report from yesterday – see link inside. Here is the MSNBC report inside: …
By Dave Rice / SanDiegoReader.com
Members of the Tea Party’s San Diego contingent gathered this afternoon at Civic Center Plaza to denounce the Occupy San Diego movement. They were led by Rhonda Deniston, an Oceanside woman who, while filming an altercation with Occupiers (warning: link includes coarse language), was struck by a protester after refusing to stop filming.
Via RT.com
If you thought the recent crackdowns of Occupy encampments across the country was more than a coincidence, there is a good chance you were right. Oakland Mayor Jean Quan admits to talking to other cities before the massive coast-to-coast evictions .
In an interview this morning with the BBC, Mayor Quan reveals that she spoke with officials from other cities over the phone before a Monday morning raid that led to the eviction of hundreds of Occupy Oakland protesters and the arrests of many.
SEE LIVE STREAM FROM OCCUPY WALL STREET – SIDEBAR
By Colin Moynihan and Corey Kilgannon / New York Times / November 15, 2011
The New York City police began clearing Zuccotti Park of the Occupy Wall Street protesters about 1 a.m. Tuesday, telling the people there that the camp would be “cleared and restored” before the morning and that any demonstrator who did not leave would be arrested.
The protesters resisted with chants of “Whose park? Our park!” as the police began moving in and tearing down tents. The protesters rallied around an area known as “the kitchen” near the middle of the park and began building barricades with tables and pieces or scrap wood.
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