890 protesters were arrested at 1 am this morning at their camp in San Francisco

[Earth_First]

We just received this notice from the City police. Please come to the camp immediately. We need everyone we can. Please call Mayor Ed Lee, Board of Supervisors, and the District Attorney's office immediately.

Mayor Ed Lee: [phone]
SF Board of Supervisors: [phone]
SF District Attorney: [phone]

JOIN US NOW! WE NEED YOU NOW!


Notice from the City and County of San Francisco (transcribed at camp)

Notice

The City and County of San Francisco and its police department celebrate and protect the right of an individual to engage in free speech and of the right to assemble. However, this encampment is a violation of the law. For those involved in the encampment at the Federal Reserve Bank, you are in violation of one or more of the following local ordinances or state laws:

· Open flames on a city street or sidewalk without a permit from the department of Public Works and the San Francisco Fire department (Section 105.6.32 Fire Code – open flame, LP Gas 3801.2 FC, Gas 105.6 and 105.7 FC)
· Disorderly conduct-lodging in any building, structure, vehicle, or place, whether public or private (647(e) Penal Code)
· Public nuisance 581 Health Code
· Preparing or serving food without a permit
· Permit required for temporary occupancy of the street and/or sidewalk
· Civil sidewalk violations (168 MPC)
Accordingly, you are being ordered to take down this structure. Refusal to comply and/or obstruction of our efforts to remove the structure may result in your arrest.

The City’s homeless outreach team will provide, for those whop wish, support for shelter. The Department of Public Works will store your property if you do not have the means to take it with you.

[Just-plain-Kathy]

1. According to our Bill of Rights....

The Freedom of Assembly Clause - guarantees that you can assemble with anyone you want to whenever you want.

[madrchsod]

9. you have to have permits to set this up but....

they won`t give you permits to do so.

[barbtries]

2. gotta love their timing

when most people are sleeping. sick.

[flamingdem]

35. Yes this did not get coverage

Where was the SF media?

[ellisonz]

3. As an old boss used to say: "We don't need no stinkin' permits"

But really, you do...or at least a blind eye.

[mod mom]

4. Kick in support of those arrested.

[lunatica]

5. The police doing their best to make Occupy grow!

The Powers That Be are so predictable. How did we ever lose sight of that?

[DCKit]

10. Seriously. If they think this isn't going to grow the movement.... Morans. nt

[global1]

6. So When Will The Police Realize That They Are Working Against ......

themselves by arresting these protesters? When will they realize that these 'Occupy' protests are out to help protect police jobs as well?

[tama]

7. Land of the free... nt

[madrchsod]

8. the mayor needs to be unelected the next time....

[L. Coyote]

11. Occupy America, Occupy the World. Viva the 99%

Democracy, real democracy, is no longer just an option!

[Major Hogwash]

12. I'll bet there were a lot of "Grand Slam" breakfasts served at Denny's late last night!!

Just the kind of thing you need to round out a night of carousing.

[Defectata]

13. i can't find any confirmation of this...

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Occupy-SF-Protests-Gets-Loud-Overnight-131241089.html

There was some friction overnight, but no arrests as protesters continue to occupy an area in San Francisco's Financial District in solidarity with a New York City Wall Street protest, according to San Francisco police.

[Matariki]

16. +1

OP needs to back up their post

[Dreamer Tatum]

14. Yet there are MANY who clap and cheer when the cops nail someone for selling raw milk.

Guess some violations of code are better than others.

[belcffub]

34. or the kids selling

lemonade and baked goods in-front of their homes... I laugh at those people who agree with the police / town everytime I read on of those posts...

[Matariki]

15. Do you have a link?

I haven't seen anything about mass arrests. I was watching the #occupysf twitter feed last night as the police were surrounding them - no mention of mass arrests last night or today.

Here's a link reporting from someone who was there:
http://occupysf.com/blog/14-from-the-camp/20-sfpd-ordered-to-steal-from-the-poor-hungry-and-homeless

<excerpt>

We made a call to action. Our numbers doubled within half an hour.

Occupy Oakland, along with many others, immediately responded when we announced that the cops were here to take us down. Thank you Occupy Oakland and all others!

Yet still, the police, wearing helmets and carrying batons, formed a perimeter around our goods and prevented us from saving anything while they supervised Public Works employees as they stole everything.

Occupy SF and Occupy Oakland surrounded the police cars and Public Works trucks to prevent them from leaving. There, we sang This Land is Our Land and We Will Not Be Moved.

The police stole food, water, shelter, and other necessities of life from the 99% at Occupy SF.

They kidnapped one of our friends.

Officer Pascua (#4014) said to multiple Occupiers that " I can't wait to get the chance to bust your face in."

Another officer struck a woman last night. Let's hold him accountable.

We saw multiple officers with tears rolling down their cheeks. We could tell that they wanted to join us.

[robdogbucky]

17. S.F. police break up Occupy SF camp

S.F. police break up Occupy SF camp

Vivian Ho, Chronicle Staff Writer


Thursday, October 6, 2011


10-06) 11:43 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police and Public Works crews dismantled a Financial District encampment early today that had been occupied by activists protesting economic inequality.

About 80 officers wearing riot helmets confronted some 200 campers and their supporters at about 12:45 a.m. at the Occupy SF camp in front of the Federal Reserve Bank's building at 101 Market St. near Main Street. The officers guarded city workers who removed tents, sleeping bags and other belongings...

...One protester was arrested for allegedly assaulting an officer...

About 100 protesters are still occupying the area where the camp stood, but without tents and sleeping bags.

"We are still at the camp indefinitely," Occupy SF said in a statement today. "We are calling on all of the 99 percent to mobilize ASAP. This occupation must continue to grow."

E-mail Vivian Ho at [e-mail].


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/06/BAFA1LECD5.DTL#ixzz1a20RcJPV

[Defectata]

18. only one arrest mentioned here

the OP said 890 were arrested.

[SidDithers]

20. Well, 1 is almost the same as 890...nt

Sid

[robdogbucky]

21. Do you support the OWS protestors or do you support Wall St.?

just wondering

[SidDithers]

22. I support accuracy in reporting and posting at DU...nt

Sid

[robdogbucky]

23. Wall St.or OWS protestors?

simple question

does not need to be avoided or obfuscated.

Accuracy at DU was not the question

Wall St. or OWS protestors?

[snooper2]

24. You GO!

:P

:rofl:

[Name removed]

25. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[SidDithers]

32. Nah, I'm just not interested in letting you make this about me...

The issue in the thread was the inaccurate report in the OP, which the original poster has now confirmed as being incorrect.

:hi:

Sid

[SidDithers]

31. LOL...

:rofl:

Sid

[Defectata]

36. I am the 99%

but hyping the message only hurts the cause

[brettdale]

19. Hope you guys know

That this thing has gone world wide, whe are doing the same in New Zealand, there is going to be a occupy wellington and occupy auckland.

[Earth_First]

26. Upon closer examination of this story, I have determined that I have posted inaccurate information

At 6 a.m. I was reading our local #Occypy website and browsing Twitter where I saw this mentioned twice.

In haste I posted this without verifying the information as I was determined to head out the door to begin my workday.

Appologies to DU for reporting inaccurate arrest information, I have requested a lock to the thread from the Moderators of this forum.

In the future I will attempt to post information in a well researched manner...

In closing; SOLIDARITY, -EF!

[Brother Buzz]

29. Listen to KGO's Ray Taliaferro in the archves. He's talks with a woman at 1:17am at the site

Heightened police presence, protesters compiling by taking tents down, etc. No arrests, but bad vibes are definitely in the air. 75 campers, 200 demonstrators (total), 50-60 police. DPW removing tent city stuff while police, with batons drawn, are maintaining order.


Starts around 17 minutes into the hour
http://vaca.bayradio.com/kgo_archives/kgo_player.php?day=4&hour=02

[Taverner]

27. Is it fascism yet? Of course not - they have a "D" next to their name!

[ananda]

28. The solution is for more people to pour in every damm day.

They can't just keep arresting hundreds of people.

[robdogbucky]

30. That's right, just like what happened with the election.

A surge of insurmountable numbers made that happen.

Too many to fix the election for them and too many to deny the will of a resounding majority.

Democracy, remember that?

[GreenPartyVoter]

33. +1