Sacramento, CA— Early this morning with 35 police officers, 25 police cars, three patty wagons and various helicopters overhead where they confronted occupiers that were occupying the old city hall lawn. There were 30 or 40 people on the lawn.
The SACPD were enforcing the no camping ordinance in Sacramento. Three pillows, a sleeping bag and belt were arrested, no joke. Each pillow had its own patty wagon.
In all seriousness SACPD were very accommodating and explained the reason they were there. And that was to enforce the ordinance of no sleeping paraphernalia on the lawn in front of Sacramento Old City Hall.
The officer in charge did an interview with live stream. Then shortly the local news showed up and did an interview where he stated the police department was doing their part to work with the occupiers.
Seven officers, five police cars and one unmarked SUV returned to give a final warning about blocking the sidewalk and having a tent in place. One occupier was singing, “Spending a night at city hall, got no rights at all.”
The reason they were there was another person who had a tent up in place. The call was because of illegal tenting. Where the last warning was given and arrests would take place if there were any more camping on the lawn.
There was another issue that involved homeless people with a child that was inside a parked car, parked in front of the old city hall, which was a private matter. In the mean time two police cars left the scene as they received another call.
And according to an unnamed source CSI units laid off police officers where pulled off duty to man the CSI units.
All of the commotion due to suspected camping on the lawn at Old City Hall in the early morning hours in Sacramento, CA.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
Why Protesters are so upset
Tulelake, CA— There comes a time when enough is enough. And people are feed up with the banks and Wall Street making huge profits from a government bail out. While the average person on the street protesting is mad as hell. As an example where a strike was called and unions, teachers' associations and students have expressed support for the strike in Oakland. Indeed, the movement is digging in for the long haul. "We're not going anywhere" as one protester remarked.
“As promised, the Occupy Oakland movement on Wednesday spilled from its home base in front of city hall, halting street traffic and blocking access to banks and businesses that defied its calls for a general strike. The "Day of Mass Action" culminated with a shutdown of the port, where as many as 7,000 people gathered peacefully to stop trucks in their tracks.”
“But most of Wednesday provided further proof of how a small core of activists has managed to build a broader movement with substantial public sympathy — with an energy and a vibe, as well as hazards, that are eclipsing Occupy Wall Street in New York City. Union members, students and teachers were out in force. More than 300 took the day off, while some arrived at the marches after school.”
“The marches rolled on late in the afternoon, from the city center to the country's fourth busiest port. On foot, in wheelchairs and on bicycles (and the odd unicycle), protesters converged under the watch of circling helicopters. Police officers were invisible.”
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2098628,00.html?hpt=hp_t2
And why are the Occupiers so upset, let’s take a look at the following:
“The corporate tax rate is 35%. But an examination of 280 of the nation's largest corporations suggests that many aren't paying anything close to that."
"The real tax rate paid by a slew of major corporations averages closer to 18.5%, according to a study released Thursday by two liberal tax research groups. The report issued by Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy paints the corporate tax code as wildly inefficient, filled with loopholes and subject to the influence of lobbyists who carve out special provisions for the companies they represent."
"Some companies paid zero. And 30 actually owed less than nothing in income taxes over the three years."
"At the root of the problem is a system of inverted incentives that encourages corporations to lobby for special tax breaks -- and politicians to insert them into the tax code."
"Corporations pay lobbyists. Lobbyists convince lawmakers to add tax breaks. Lawmakers modify the tax code.“
http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/03/news/economy/corporate_taxes/?hpt=hp_t2
Besides Oakland there are many cities across the county up in arms over the unfairness of what is happening with the banks and Wall Street. From the web site “We All Occupy” at https://sites.google.com/site/wealloccupy/
There are hundreds of cities popping up with web sites and live stream links to show their support for OCCUPY WALL STREET. And this is only the beginning of what is to come as time marches on and so to do the Occupy Cities as this protest grows even larger by the day.
“As promised, the Occupy Oakland movement on Wednesday spilled from its home base in front of city hall, halting street traffic and blocking access to banks and businesses that defied its calls for a general strike. The "Day of Mass Action" culminated with a shutdown of the port, where as many as 7,000 people gathered peacefully to stop trucks in their tracks.”
“But most of Wednesday provided further proof of how a small core of activists has managed to build a broader movement with substantial public sympathy — with an energy and a vibe, as well as hazards, that are eclipsing Occupy Wall Street in New York City. Union members, students and teachers were out in force. More than 300 took the day off, while some arrived at the marches after school.”
“The marches rolled on late in the afternoon, from the city center to the country's fourth busiest port. On foot, in wheelchairs and on bicycles (and the odd unicycle), protesters converged under the watch of circling helicopters. Police officers were invisible.”
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2098628,00.html?hpt=hp_t2
And why are the Occupiers so upset, let’s take a look at the following:
“The corporate tax rate is 35%. But an examination of 280 of the nation's largest corporations suggests that many aren't paying anything close to that."
"The real tax rate paid by a slew of major corporations averages closer to 18.5%, according to a study released Thursday by two liberal tax research groups. The report issued by Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy paints the corporate tax code as wildly inefficient, filled with loopholes and subject to the influence of lobbyists who carve out special provisions for the companies they represent."
"Some companies paid zero. And 30 actually owed less than nothing in income taxes over the three years."
"At the root of the problem is a system of inverted incentives that encourages corporations to lobby for special tax breaks -- and politicians to insert them into the tax code."
"Corporations pay lobbyists. Lobbyists convince lawmakers to add tax breaks. Lawmakers modify the tax code.“
http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/03/news/economy/corporate_taxes/?hpt=hp_t2
Besides Oakland there are many cities across the county up in arms over the unfairness of what is happening with the banks and Wall Street. From the web site “We All Occupy” at https://sites.google.com/site/wealloccupy/
There are hundreds of cities popping up with web sites and live stream links to show their support for OCCUPY WALL STREET. And this is only the beginning of what is to come as time marches on and so to do the Occupy Cities as this protest grows even larger by the day.
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