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23 Occupy Sacramento protesters arrested during “1st Amendment Party”

Occupy Sacramento demonstrators defied park hour’s rules and continued what they called a “1st Amendment Party” until the early morning hours of Thursday before they were peacefully arrested by Sacramento police officers wearing riot gear. In all, some 23 protesters … Continue reading

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Lawyers representing Occupy Sacramento sue City officials on First Amendment grounds

Three different law firms are banding together to bring a federal lawsuit against the City Manager and Parks Director of the City of Sacramento on behalf of the protestors that have been arrested during the Occupy Sacramento demonstrations. Their 10 page … Continue reading

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Occupy Sacramento demostration moves into its legal phase

The Occupy Sacramento demonstration that has been taking place over the past few weeks is beginning to enter an interesting legal phase, according to reports released today. In the first case, Sacramento attorney Mark Merin announced plans to sue City … Continue reading

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What does the fight for justice and fairness look like?

Preface: I read this article today on Sacpress.com and asked Mr. Bishop if he would please re-publish it on this site as well. Mr. Bishop has been arrested during the Occupy Sacramento protest for failing to leave a park after closing hours. … Continue reading

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Occupy Sacramento fills City Hall meeting, Mayor fails to take action

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson kicked off his re-election bid in September on a platform of “building a city that works for everyone.”  Apparently, people who want to peacefully exercise their 1st amendment right don’t fall into his definition of “everyone”. Last week, dozens of … Continue reading

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Occupy Sacramento at City Hall again tonight

Activists from the Occupy Sacramento group will be at tonight’s weekly council meeting at Sacramento’s City Hall to ask for an exemption to the “no-camping” ordinance that has landed dozens of their members in jail over the past few weeks. At … Continue reading

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Local media outlets coverage of Occupy Sacramento

The ”Occupy Sacramento” continued over the weekend in Downtown Sacramento, and the local media players in the region covered the protests in various lights.  Here is another summary of local coverage: News10: KXTV is running a story on their website which only covers … Continue reading

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What is going on with Occupy Sacramento? Depends on who you ask

Yesterday was the first day of Occupy Sacramento’s protest at Cesar Chavez park, in support of the Occupy Wall Street protests that are beginning to pop up all over the nation, if not the world. Depending on where you get … Continue reading

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1,000 people show up for mall opening, 200 show up for Wall Street protest

Two separate gatherings in the Sacramento region brought crowds out today to show their support for their respective causes: the reopening of the fire-damaged Roseville Galleria Mall and the Occupy Sacramento Wall Street protest. Sadly, the shopping mall drew a … Continue reading

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