Occupy SF/Occupy Oakland live thread

[RandySF]

The DU moderators will probably get annoyed if I keep posting individual updates. I suggest we keep all new updates on this thread as both situations are very fluid.

[dd2003]

1. well into the night

what time are police supposedto arrive?

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. #bay bridge trending world wide

[RandySF]

3. I don't see how they use the bridge.

Even without the police, it's just too dangerous to try and walk across no matter what time it is.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. I know

Which tells me folks *ARE* pissed

[XemaSab]

5. Not if there are enough people on it to block traffic

I just don't know how people would get there without going on the freeway, ya know?

[RandySF]

6. The 12th St BART station is now open.

They can get off at Montgomery which is also open.

[Tx4obama]

7. 'The Bay Bridge' has issued a warning

Message from the Bay Bridge: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x628912#628915

Video of the protesters 'taking' the bridge: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x628912

[RandySF]

8. Oakland protesters have reentered the park.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Hmm the tweeter feeds seem frozen

But it might be me.

[Tx4obama]

10. Live Stream link

http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution

p.s. Switches between San Francisco and Oakland, and sometimes both on a split screen.

[Are_grits_groceries]

11. Another livestream link:

SFLivestream: http://t.co/K23VXOwR

[RandySF]

12. Estimated 500 SFPD heading to the Plaza

According to Twitter, there was 3 visual confirmations of SFPD moving en mass to clear the area. It's on!

[Luminous Animal]

13. Where the hell did they get 500 cops?

[RandySF]

16. I know

There is a lot of stuff flying around Twitter and I am getting too sleepy to sift through the BS. I'll wait and see what happens at the Plaza.

[brettdale]

29. Any Twitter accounts

That people can recommend for updates?

[coalition_unwilling]

14. Randy, there are City Supervisors present, correct? Are they

also going to be arrested? Don't the Supervisors control the SFPD budget? Arresting the Supervisors seems to me kind of like biting the hand that feeds you (or shitting where you eat), but maybe I don't understand the political situation up there.

Livestream feeds have been choppy for me all night, both video and audio, so just trying to keep myself up to speed by any means possible.

[Electric Monk]

15. Good point, and good for them. Link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2193320#2193336

[Luminous Animal]

17. I know John Avalos (supervisor) is there. I doubt any other supervisor would willing to be arrested

[RandySF]

20. I think Eric Mar is still there too

Chiu was there earlier. I don't know if he stuck around.

[NBachers]

22. Avalos has my vote for mayor

There's a lotta good stuff on the Avalos for Mayor website:
http://avalosformayor.org/

[RandySF]

19. It will be interesting

Interim Mayor Ed Lee was there earlier to look things over. He is running for election. Three supervisors are there. Two of them, Avalos and Chiu, are running for mayor. Public Defender Jeff and Adachi and State Senator Leland Yee are also there. We could see the mayor potentially have four of his opponents arrested.

[coalition_unwilling]

23. "We could see the mayor potentially have four of his

opponents arrested." -- That is positively Hemingway-esque in its understated irony, pathos and eloquence. Tip of the hat and thanks for the details :)

[XemaSab]

18. Things look super quiet in SF so far

Oakland might be a little more volatile.

[Tx4obama]

21. New Video: Occupy Oakland Shooting Victim's (Scott Olsen) Uncle Speaks Out

Occupy Oakland Shooting Victim's (Scott Olsen) Uncle Speaks Out - VIDEO

Video of the uncle is in the Live Blog which is about a quarter way down the page here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/26/occupy-oakland-police_n_1034005.html#liveblog

[Are_grits_groceries]

24. Cops assembling now in SF:

Prana_Infusion
Potrero Hill is about 10min from ccupysf. SFPD are setting up assembly at this moment. Haven't rolled out yet

[RandySF]

25. Confirmed: Avalos and Yee are still at Occupy SF.

They are running for mayor and about to see if the mayor will have two of his opponents arrested.

[Electric Monk]

26. Thanks for posting this, that's great :) nt

[Luminous Animal]

27. For those who don't know, Leland Yee is a state Senator. Glad to to know he is there.

[Tx4obama]

28. He still could be arrested. A State Senator in Georgia got arrested at Occupy Atlanta yesterday

Senator Fort
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/26/1030129/-Occupy-Atlanta-Sen-Vincent-Fort-Arrested-With-Other-Protesters?via=blog_2

[Electric Monk]

30. Good for them. There are many valid reasons for these protests (imho).

[Luminous Animal]

31. Five supervisors attending and talking to the occupyers. Nice.

[tavalon]

32. Any further updates?